How the tragic death of Do Not Track ruined the web for everyone
A decade ago, a simple browser setting – called Do Not Track – promised to make it easy to protect […]
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Chrome will soon make it harder for websites to spy on you
A new feature coming to Chrome in the near future will allow users to limit the kind of data certain […]
The US Government Will Use Facial Recognition In Top Airports
US Customs and Border Protection is scrambling to implement “biometric entry-exit system,” with the goal of using facial recognition technology […]
We’re not safe without information privacy
Left unchecked, in ten years, some of the biggest, most influential corporations will know (or have ready access to) not […]
Is there a way to use Facebook without giving up my privacy?
Facebook is useful for keeping in touch with friends and family, but you do really have to give it all […]
China bans 23m from buying travel tickets as part of ‘social credit’ system
China has blocked millions of “discredited” travellers from buying plane or train tickets as part of the country’s controversial “social […]
European Court of Human Rights to Reexamine Bulk Collection
On February 5, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) announced that the Grand Chamber will reexamine two cases concerning […]
Second rise for the ‘Do Not Track’
In recent years, the setting has been criticized as being essentially meaningless. But it might have a crucial role to […]
Using the New Russian Facial Recognition Site
In September 2018, the Russian website FindFace was taken offline in order to provide “solutions tailored for government and business”. […]
How facial recognition technology follows you, even as you shop
As digital billboards record customers’ reactions to advertisements tailored to them, just who is safeguarding Australians’ privacy? The semi-camouflaged cameras […]
Glass houses: how much privacy can city-dwellers expect?
The recent court decision against the neighbours of Tate Modern in London belies a much wider problem – everyone is […]
Facebook monitors and tracks the locations of users it deems a threat
Facebook monitors and tracks the locations of its users when the company’s security team finds that they are making credible […]