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 […]
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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 […]
Vodafone to track users in Ghana to halt spread of epidemics
Vodafone is partnering with the government of Ghana to share the movements of its customers to help track and contain […]
Nvidia taps AnyVision to create AI-powered surveillance technology
Nvidia has partnered with AI developer AnyVision to create facial recognition technology for “smart cities” around the world. The two […]