How the On-Demand Reshaped Cities
From CityLab: The now-given fact that all one’s online activities are tracked, absorbed and monitored in order to improve technology offerings, produce “relevant” advertising and fuel a data economy take …
Driving for Data Dollars: Automobiles Collect Vast Amounts of Info As You Cruise
From The Washington Post: The connected car is a hot topic here in Detroit. The promise of increased safety and efficiency and the possibility of automated driving are the primary …
Ring’s Hidden Data Let Us Map Amazon’s Sprawling Home Surveillance Network
From Gizmodo: Even as its creeping objective of ensuring an ever-expanding network of home security devices eventually becomes indispensable to daily police work, Ring promised its customers would always have …
Google Urges FTC To Weaken Children’s Privacy Rules
From Media Post (via infoDOCKET): Google is asking the Federal Trade Commission to revise children’s privacy rules in ways that would make it easier for YouTube to collect data from …
Report: Facebook Intends to Implement End-to-End Encryption Despite DOJ Pressure
From Cyberscoop: Facebook is not giving in to Department of Justice demands on weakening encryption, according to a new letter the company sent to U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr and acting Secretary …
Apple’s Intelligent Tracking Prevention in Safari Browser Works Extremely Well
From: The Information In a report by The Information, it appears that the attempts by Apple to prevent long-term and cross-site tracking of those using its Safari browser are having …
Gizmodo Uncovers Precise Geolocation Data Embedded in Ring (Amazon) Photos
From: Gizmodo Increasing concern about the privacy practises of Ring, now owned by Amazon, have been coming to light over the past few months. Gizmodo published the results of research …
Avast Discloses Data Collection and Sale Info From Product Use
Last week, the Mozilla Corporation removed a number of plugins belonging to Avast and AVG from its store based on the suspicion that data was being collected inappropriately or without …
Mozilla Removes Avast and AVG Extensions From Add-On Portal Over Snooping Claims
From ZDNet: Mozilla removed today four Firefox extensions made by Avast and its subsidiary AVG after receiving credible reports that the extensions were harvesting user data and browsing histories. The …
New Report from EFF “Explains Big Tech’s Personal Data Trackers Lurking on Social Media, Websites, and Apps”
From the EFF: The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today released a comprehensive report that identifies and explains the hidden technical methods and business practices companies use to collect and track …