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A grid of 20 black and white close-up portraits depicts various individuals with diverse facial expressions and accessories, such as hats and sunglasses, against dark backgrounds. The images appear to be stylized with a grainy, high-contrast effect.

January 28, 2021

This Site Published Every Face From Parler’s Capitol Riot Videos

Faces of the Riot used open source software to detect, extract, and deduplicate every face from the 827 videos taken from the insurrection on January 6.

January 27, 2021

Bot Lets Hackers Easily Look Up Facebook Users’ Phone Numbers

The person selling access to the service claims it has data on 500 million Facebook users.

U.S. Capitol building with a blue sky and scattered clouds. The large dome is topped with a statue, and an American flag flies just below. The neoclassical facade features columns and a grand staircase leading to the entrance.

January 24, 2021

Facebook Gives FBI Private Messages Of Users Discussing Capitol Hill Riot

DOJ files charges against alleged rioter after the FBI raided his Facebook account, including private messages and an IP address that plotted his approximate locations.

A person holds a smartphone displaying a map app. The screen shows directions to "Mark's Butcher" with a location pin in an urban area. The business has four stars. Options to "Call" or get "Directions" are visible. A search bar and navigation icons can also be seen.

January 23, 2021

Military Intelligence Agency Says It Monitored U.S. Cellphone Movements Without Warrant

The U.S. government is using app-generated marketing data based on the movements of millions of cellphones around the country for some forms of law enforcement.

Close-up of several COVID-19 vaccine vials with clear liquid, each labeled "COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine." The vials have blue caps and are arranged in a neat row on a reflective surface, casting faint reflections. The labels include some small, detailed text beneath the main title.

January 22, 2021

Israel’s data-for-vaccines deal with Pfizer raises privacy concerns

Health Ministry releases details of agreement with coronavirus vaccine producer, but redacted document doesn’t address all questions, including some ethical worries.

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January 17, 2021

Facebook sues two Chrome extension devs for scraping user data

Facebook filed a lawsuit in Portugal against browser extension maker Oink and Stuff.

January 15, 2021

Biden and Trump Voters Were Exposed to Radically Different Coverage of the Capitol Riot on Facebook

Data from The Markup’s Citizen Browser project shows the different realities Americans inhabited on Facebook last week.

Smartphone displaying a health app screen with a large green checkmark indicating the app is active and scanning. Options include venue check-in, check symptoms, read latest advice, about this app, enter test result, and contact tracing, with a toggle switch for status.

January 8, 2021

Australia’s spy agencies caught collecting COVID-19 app data

A government watchdog said the data was scooped up “in the course of the lawful collection of other data.”

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January 6, 2021

Police turn to car data to destroy suspects’ alibis

Looser privacy standards for vehicle data are a treasure chest of data for law enforcement.

January 5, 2021

Mobile Users Consented To Share Analytics Data With Developers, Google Argues

Google is urging a federal judge to dismiss claims that it violated mobile users’ privacy by sending analytics data about their web activity to outside developers.