Privacy is dead
Privacy was once valued and protected. Today we’ve passed a fork in the road and didn’t even see it. Once upon a time a warrant had to be issued for … Read more
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How 5G could mean the end of privacy and how it could open the door to oppressive governments.
by bastardlessword So, many people here is against 5G implementation because of its possibility of producing cancer or many other diseases. But i think that the main danger of this … Read more
PRIVACY: Cheap smartphones have a disturbing secret. “Billions of people worldwide access the internet only through their phones. But using a cheap smartphone comes with some serious trade-offs.”
via fastcompany: According to an analysis by the advocacy group Privacy International, a $17 Android smartphone called MYA2 MyPhone, which was launched in December 2017, has a host of privacy … Read more
Firefox calls BS on Google’s full-page privacy ads in the Washington Post
by Playaguy When Google takes full Page ads out telling us we can trust them with our dat, you can be sure we cannot trust them with our data. Let’s all … Read more
PRIVACY: Apple warns that third-party keyboards on iOS 13 and iPadOS can send data to internet without permission.
via theverge: Apple rolled out iOS 13.1 and iPadOS earlier today, which should fix some of the bugs found in the pretty rocky iOS 13.0 release. But the company is already … Read more
PRIVACY: A proposed Denver law would ban police from using facial recognition technology.
via denverite: Connor Swatling doesn’t want Big Brother watching you. The Denver resident has introduced a ballot measure banning the Denver Police Department and every other city entity from using … Read more
PRIVACY: Google Has My Dead Grandpa’s Data And He Never Used The Internet.
via forbes: Over the past couple months I’ve been held up on a regular basis by the fact that Google has been overriding my LastPass credential window with their own despite … Read more
GOOD LUCK: I Tried Hiding From Silicon Valley in a Pile of Privacy Gadgets.
via Bloomberg: I had decades of digital exhaust to clean up. “Your data across different companies is being pulled together by data brokers and ad companies. If the government asked … Read more
IT ISN’T JUST ABOUT PRIVACY: Please break up Facebook, cofounder asks regulators.
via arstechnica: While consumers and experts alike wonder if Facebook’s size and outsized global market power are what allow it to play fast and loose with user data and privacy, Wu … Read more
Google’s reCaptcha is compromising users’ privacy
via fastcompany: In the fall of 2018, Google released a new version of reCaptcha, the company’s widely used bot detector. reCaptcha v3, as its called, is great at detecting bots but it … Read more
ZUCK OFF EASY: FEDS GIVE FACEBOOK $5 BLLION SLAP AFTER PRIVACY ABUSE… BUT COMPANY HAS MARKET VALUE OF $585 BILLION!
FTC votes to approve $5 billion settlement with Facebook in privacy probe The Federal Trade Commission voted this week to approve a roughly $5 billion settlement with Facebook that could … Read more
GET WOKE, GO BROKE? Facebook Usage Has Collapsed After Privacy Scandals, Data Shows.
via slashdot: mrspoonsi shares a report from the Guardian: Facebook usage has plummeted over the last year, according to data seen by the Guardian, though the company says usage by other measures continues … Read more
Four insane data privacy scandals, just from this month
by Simon Black For this Friday’s roll-up of bizarre and disturbing stories from around the world, we found ourselves zeroing-in on some ridiculous data privacy violations. Soccer app spies on fans … Read more
Losing Income Tax Privacy Is a Real Danger
by Ron Paul Last week the New York Times published some of President Trump’s 1980s and 1990s tax returns information. The information detailed President Trump’s financial difficulties during that time. While … Read more