via techcrunch: Last year, Facebook was forced to admit that after months of pestering its users to switch on two-factor by signing up their phone number, it was also using those phone numbers to target users with ads. But some …
CNBC, Released on 2/13/19 Sean Parker, chairman of The Parker Foundation, discusses big tech’s data privacy problem.
BIG TECH MERGING WITH BIG BROTHER? A FRIEND OF mine, who runs a large television production company in the car-mad city of Los Angeles, recently noticed that his intern, an aspiring filmmaker from the People’s Republic of China, was walking to …
From Axios: Our phones’ GPS and location capabilities are a key part of what make them magical — enabling them to speed our commutes, hail rides, and find the devices when we lose them. These capabilities are also ground zero for …
The ever decreasing right to privacy on the Internet is entirely by design, we need the right to compensation for gross violations by companies like Facebook and Google to slow the tide. via eff.org: It is not enough for government to …
via 9to5mac: Aleksandra Korolova, a University of Southern California computer science professor, has shared a post on Medium diving deeper into Facebook’s targeted ad technology. Specifically, Korolova focuses on how Facebook is able to deliver location-based ads even if you disable …
Internal records show that the social network had arrangements with Microsoft, Amazon and others, effectively exempting some partners from its usual privacy rules. The documents underscore how personal data has become the digital age’s prized commodity. For years, Facebook gave …
On Tuesday, Google CEO Sundar Pichai was interrogated by the House Judiciary Committee over a number of topics including potential bias in the search results it provides users. DuckDuckGo — a privacy-focused search engine company that competes with Google Search— released a study last week …
Google has disclosed another privacy leak from Google+, this time affecting millions of users, and now says it will push forward the shutdown forward from August to April. Today, Google revealed that another bug in its social network that exposed …
Via Casey Research Justin’s note: “Alexa, did you witness a murder?” Most people would never ask their Echo device this question. But authorities in New Hampshire believe an Echo smart speaker may have recorded audio during a double murder that took …
via denverpost: Sites such as Britain’s Mojeek, France’s Qwant, Unbubble in Germany and Swisscows don’t track user data, filter results or show “behavioral” ads. These sites are growing amid the rollout of new European privacy regulations and numerous corporate data scandals, …
Privacy concerns as Google absorbs DeepMind’s health division Privacy advocates have raised concerns about patients’ data after Google said it would take control of its subsidiary DeepMind’s healthcare division. Google, which acquired London-based artificial intelligence lab DeepMind in 2014, said on …
via wired: The question of whether cops can force someone to unlock their phone in the US for a search hinges on Fifth Amendment protections against self-incrimination—that no one “shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against” …
SHOW NOTES AND MP3: https://www.corbettreport.com/?p=28349 James Corbett joins Dr. Joanne Conaway on The Power Hour to discuss how technology is spying on you in the digital age.
From Vox: Rochester, New York, is a notorious model of terrible urban planning and idiotic corporate sponsorship. On the underdeveloped side of the Genesee River, next to the bus station, sits the “National Museum of Play,” an odd institution founded by Margaret Woodbury Strong …
Ten years is a long time. Nearly long enough to forget that Google — and for that matter, Apple — have the ability to control some parts of your phone over the internet. And maybe quietly change things without your …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jJmU3hmyAU A global network of intelligence agencies wants easier access to your private and encrypted messages. In a barely veiled warning to tech companies, it has promised to make things tough for those that don’t comply.
Such backdoors inevitably create an entry point for more than just otherwise lawful searches, as these nations well know but neglect to mention: https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/about/…
Cloudflare recently released a privacy-first DNS alternative that they promise is more secure and faster than any other DNS alternative. They are also a free-speech friendly company based on my own research which included calling their customer support and simply …
Facebook actually put *fake red dots* to try and make you think you have messages even if you don't, so you agree to their tracking more hastily. Read full complaint against Facebook: https://t.co/uI5fYairtK – with tricks like that, sorry Facebook, …
by KingPinto On the eve of GDPR, reports are pouring in that a number of tech companies are either closing down or have decided to exit the EU market. https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/technology-44239126 Do you believe these are limited occurrences or will the scope …
Jodi Daniels, data privacy expert and former SVP of Enterprise Privacy Compliance at Bank of America, explains the fundamentals of GDPR and what IT must do to comply. Jodi is also the founder of Red Clover Advisors, a data privacy …
BY PATRICK WATSON The thing about breakthrough technologies is that we rarely see the break. They tend to sneak up on us. Every now and then, something revolutionary comes out of nowhere, like the iPhone in 2007, but it still took a …
How Looming Privacy Regulations May Strengthen Facebook and Google SAN FRANCISCO — In Europe and the United States, the conventional wisdom is that regulation is needed to force Silicon Valley’s digital giants to respect people’s online privacy. But new rules …
The internet has just become about spying on people. I never signed Facebook’s TOS, how come they get to spy on me. How can that be legal? SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Concern about Facebook Inc’s respect for data privacy …
via WSJ: “Even a low-key evening at home can mean handing over a trove of personal information to high-tech companies.” Sally and Kristen haven’t hung out in forever, so Sally suggests taking a selfie. After Sally uploads the photo to …
by Martin Armstrong QUESTION: Has the world lost sight of what is a Protection Priority?? Equifax CEO Richard Smith Resigns after Backlash Over Massive Data Breach Equifax that compromised the PERMANENT data (SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS ) of 143 million Americans. AND …
Tech giants brace for sweeping EU privacy law Facebook and other internet companies are racing to prepare for a sweeping new European Union (EU) privacy law that aims to give consumers greater control over the use of their data. The …
KMOV.com The charge says Greitens knowingly took a photograph of a woman in a “state of full or partial nudity without the knowledge and consent” of that woman. Question is will this be enough to get him out of office??? …
by Dr. Eowyn Some websites require you to have a Disqus account in order to comment. Disqus is a worldwide blog comment hosting service for web sites and online communities that use a networked platform. Last night, LifeLock issued an alert that Disqus.com …