Germany switches sides in privacy contact tracing solution backing Apple and Google
Germany appears to have undertaken a volte-face in the approach it takes to combine privacy and contact tracing, supporting an […]
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Coronavirus didn’t kill our privacy — it just exposed the corpse
In most countries only minor amendments of the laws sufficed to introduce Covid-19 surveillance, which normally would be an eye […]
Android Users Battling Google Can’t Seek Intervention By Appeals Court
A group of Android users have lost another round in a privacy battle with Google over alleged location tracking. U.S. […]
EU publishes toolbox for coronavirus tracking apps
Contact tracing apps, if fully compliant with EU rules and well coordinated, can play a key role in all phases […]
EU data watchdog calls for pan-European coronavirus tracking app
Europe’s data protection watchdog has called for a single coronavirus tracking app to be used across the EU, stating that a tool […]
In the battle against coronavirus, personal privacy is at risk
As countries around the world fight the spread of the coronavirus, several governments are using technology to monitor quarantines — […]
This Filter Makes Your Photos Invisible to Facial Recognition
Digital cloaking, and how you can reclaim a modicum of digital privacy. A.I. researchers are starting to think about how […]
Ring’s work with police lacks solid evidence of reducing crime
Amazon pushes Ring as a crime-fighting tool. Data from three of Ring’s earliest police partnerships doesn’t back up that claim. […]
Popular VPN And Ad-Blocking Apps Are Secretly Harvesting User Data
Sensor Tower, a popular analytics platform for tech developers and investors, has been secretly collecting data from millions of people […]
New Mexico Sues Google Over Children’s Privacy Violations
New Mexico’s attorney general sued Google on Thursday, saying the tech giant used its educational products to spy on the […]
The state of tracking and data privacy in 2020
January 2020 felt like a turning point. CCPA went into effect, Google Chrome became the latest browser to commit to […]
Mobile Device IDs Will Be The Next Ad Tracker To Bite The Dust
Neither Apple nor Google – which is fresh off announcing its plan to kill third-party cookies in Chrome less than […]