Tracker pixels in emails are now an ‘endemic’ privacy concern
Invisible pixels used to track email activity are now an “endemic” issue that breaches our privacy, analysts suggest. Critics suggest the practice is marketing gone too far.
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New EFF Report Shows Cops Used Ring Cameras to Monitor Black Lives Matter Protests
Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) sent at least one request—and likely many more—for Amazon Ring camera video of last summer’s Black-led protests against police violence.
Russian police go digital against protesters
Reports from other protesters who have attend rallies in recent weeks in support of jailed opposition politician Alexei Navalny also indicate police are using facial recognition technology to make preventive arrests and detentions.
Google admits failing to wipe all Android apps with location-selling X-Mode SDK from its Play Store
Due to an oversight during our enforcement process, 25 apps containing the X-Mode SDK were not removed from Google Play after the developers were given a 7-day warning.
Google is reportedly working on an anti-tracking feature for Android
Google is looking to develop an anti—tracking feature for Android similar to the one Apple is rolling out with iOS 14.5, according to Bloomberg.
Facebook faces new UK class action after data harvesting scandal
Facebook is facing a second London High Court class action over allegations it failed to protect the personal details of about one million people in England and Wales, in the latest lawsuit to spring from a scandal over data harvesting.
The CBP Used COVID As An Excuse To Install Facial Recognition At 76 Airports
A recent DHS report titled the “CBP Trade and Travel Report” reads like an instruction manual on how to exploit the public’s fear of COVID.
Minneapolis police tapped Google to identify George Floyd protesters
Civil liberties groups have criticized the use of these dragnet search warrants.
Google Explores Alternative to Apple’s New Anti-Tracking Feature
Google is exploring an alternative to Apple Inc.’s new anti-tracking feature, the latest sign that the internet industry is slowly embracing user privacy, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Constitutional court bans bulk Internet surveillance in South Africa
The constitutional court banned the South African state from bulk surveillance of online communication, preventing security agencies from hoovering up Internet data.
Privacy-focused DuckDuckGo launches new effort to block online tracking
Browser makers can and will use a carefully created and now freely shared list of companies that track your online activity.
Police To Use A Network Of 1,000 “Anveshak” AI Cameras To “Spotlight” A Person’s Every Movement
Indian Institute of Science (IISc) researchers have figured out a way to turn a vast network of CCTV cameras into one massive surveillance network, which can target a specific vehicle or person.