Mozilla Fellow’s research reveals widespread mobile tracking
A new study has been conducted based on data from 11,000 anonymous Android users. It found that mobile tracking is […]
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Madison Square Garden Has Used Face-Scanning Technology on Customers
Madison Square Garden has quietly used facial-recognition technology to bolster security and identify those entering the building, according to multiple […]
How Your Returns Are Used Against You at Best Buy and Other Retailers
Every time shoppers return purchases to Best Buy Co., they are tracked by a company that has the power to […]
The Powerful Global Spy Alliance You Never Knew Existed
It is one of the world’s most powerful alliances. And yet most people have probably never heard of it, because […]
Ghostery browser extension for web privacy goes open source
Unlocking the browser extension’s underpinnings could attract outside improvements and dispel ‘conspiracy theories’ about data about users it used to […]
Privacy at the Margins
The International Journal of Communication has published new Special Section on ?Privacy at the Margins? with 10 articles from international […]
46% of orgs never change cybersecurity strategy, even after attack or breach
Security professionals still struggle to prevent attackers from breaking into internal networks, according to a CyberArk report. Despite an increasingly […]
The tyranny of algorithms is part of our lives
Credit scores already control our finances. With personal data being increasingly trawled, our politics and our friendships will be next. […]
Data Protection Commissioner to investigate State CCTV schemes
The Data Protection Commissioner is to carry out a special investigation into CCTV schemes across the State, and the potential […]
Community CCTV schemes raise concerns over data protection
Community CCTV schemes, mostly funded by the Department of Justice, have expanded enormously in recent years, particularly in response to […]
Palantir has secretly been using New Orleans to test its predictive policing technology
The program began in 2012 as a partnership between New Orleans Police and Palantir Technologies, a data-mining firm founded with […]
CCTV update: recording the balance
When, where, and in what circumstances it is appropriate to use CCTV monitoring is a much debated topic. An individual’s […]