Privacy violations by free VPN service providers
VPNs are generally regarded as a way to bypass censorship, both in developed and developing nations, and the concept of […]
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After Google’s $5B Antitrust Fine, Will GDPR Enforcement Be Next?
Google was hit with a $5.1 billion fine by the European Union on Wednesday for antitrust practices around the Android […]
The ethical and legal ramifications of using ‘pseudo-AI’
Pseudo-AI, or human workers performing work eventually intended for an “artificial intelligence” or supplementing an AI still under development, is […]
Nice is building “safe city”, rising privacy concerns
After terrorist attack of July 14, 2016, French city of Nice has turned itself into a testing ground for surveillance […]
Use of facial-imaging software for anti-fraud measures is legal, Minister says
The use of facial imaging software by the Irish Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection to detect potential identity […]
How AT&T’s plan to become the new Facebook could be a privacy nightmare
The unchecked power of telecom giants that want to compete with tech companies creates a perfect storm for privacy violations. While […]
Health Insurers Tap Data Brokers To Help Predict Costs
Without scrutiny, insurers and data brokers are predicting your health costs based on public data about things like race, marital […]
Anatomy of a malicious script: how a website can take over your browser
What can a site do to you, or to your device, without your explicit consent? What happens when you visit […]
Walmart’s Newly Patented Technology For Eavesdropping On Workers Presents Privacy Concerns
Walmart just won a patent for audio surveillance technology that measures workers’ performance, and could even listen to their conversations […]
Post-GDPR, How Many Will Really Opt Out Of Personal Targeting?
If stricter opt-in dialogues brought by GDPR make mass opt-outs more likely, how might that affect the functioning of user […]
‘Legitimate interest’ may permit processing of ‘silent party data’ under PSD2
Businesses in the payment services market do not necessarily need the consent of ‘silent parties’ to process their personal data […]
China’s Dystopian Dreams: A.I., Shame and Lots of Cameras
With millions of cameras and billions of lines of code, China is building a high-tech authoritarian future. Beijing is embracing […]