Kindle Collects a Surprisingly Large Amount of Data
Reading a book on a Kindle sends Amazon a lot of data about reading habits. How fast pages are turned, […]
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The Case Against Google Analytics for Organizations Collecting Personal Data
Almost 30 million website owners choose Google Analytics to gather data about their visitors. But even if you trust Google’s […]
CBP Now Has a Massive Searchable Database for Devices Seized at the Border
The US border agency will be able to sift through data extracted from travelers’ laptops and cellphones for up to […]
Facebook says Apple’s new privacy rules could spare its own apps but hit smaller companies
Facebook warned that privacy changes coming from Apple could hurt smaller developers such as gaming companies disproportionately but will likely […]
Surveillance Scandal Involving U.S. Intelligence Hits Denmark
Denmark has been rocked by a surveillance scandal in which private citizens’ data was allegedly collected by military intelligence and […]
Lincolnshire Police to trial new CCTV tech that can tell if you’re in a mood
New facial-recognition technology enabling people’s moods to be picked up by CCTV is set to be trialled by Lincolnshire Police. […]
Security leak reveals Chinese government surveillance of more ethnic minorities
Ms Markson, on her program on Sky News, has revealed how Chinese activists have now uncovered a new facial recognition […]
Popular fertility app Premom shared data without user consent
The popular fertility app Premom asks users to upload details about their sexual health to receive personalized, remote analysis to help predict […]
Secret Service Bought Phone Location Data from Apps, Contract Confirms
An internal Secret Service document describes the purchase of Locate X, a product that uses location data harvested from ordinary […]
How Smartphone Location Tracking Works, and What You Can Do About It
Smartphone location data, often used by marketers, has been useful for studying the spread of the coronavirus. But the information […]
U.S. Government Contractor Embedded Software in Apps to Track Phones
Anomaly Six LLC , a small U.S. company with ties to the U.S. defense and intelligence communities has embedded its […]
WhatsApp spyware attack: senior clergymen in Togo among activists targeted
A prominent Catholic bishop and a priest in Togo have been told they were targeted by spyware made by the […]