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Ad trackers continue to collect Europeans’ data without consent under the GDPR
On average, 500,000 ad impressions served per day earlier this year contradicted the data-collection choices people made as required under Europe’s privacy law.
The NSA and CIA Use Ad Blockers Because Online Advertising Is So Dangerous
The Intelligence Community has deployed ad-blocking technology, according to a letter sent by Congress.
We built a system like Apple’s to flag child sexual abuse material — and concluded the tech was dangerous
There’s a reason civil liberties groups are calling for Apple to abandon its system.
How the N.Y.P.D. Is Using Post-9/11 Tools on Everyday New Yorkers
Two decades after the attack on New York City, the Police Department is using counterterrorism tools and tactics to combat routine street crime.
What Police Can Do With Social Media Spy Tool ShadowDragon
The tool is the product of a growing industry whose work is usually kept from the public and utilized by police.
Digital welfare fraud detection and the Dutch SyRI judgment
A ruling by a Dutch court in 2020 struck down the state’s digital welfare fraud detection system because it lacked protections to individual privacy.
Law Enforcement’s Use of Commercial Phone Data Stirs Surveillance Fight
Agencies’ growing use of purchased data without warrants raises new legal questions.
EU ‘seeking to turn migrant database into mass surveillance tool’
Campaigners from 31 NGOs urge MEPs to rethink plans to overhaul Eurodac database.
Federal agencies are rapidly increasing their use of facial recognition
The U.S. Government Accountability Office released a report on Aug. 24, 2021, detailing current and planned use of facial recognition technology.
How your employer may be tracking your remote work
Companies can access personal emails, social media accounts and instant messages.
Apple is changing Mail Privacy Protection and email marketers must prepare
Effectively leveraging email analytics and data to inform future emails and multichannel campaigns requires marketers to start preparing now.