Google Chrome’s Incognito Mode is way less private than you think
Google Chrome 76 is limiting how you can be tracked in its Incognito Mode. But that doesn’t mean you’re not […]
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Palantir Manual Shows How Law Enforcement Tracks Families
Palantir’s surveillance software has become a backbone of US law enforcement, particularly Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Palantir’s secret user manuals […]
New tool helps travelers avoid airlines that use facial recognition technology
A new tool launched by privacy activists offers to help travelers avoid increasingly invasive facial recognition technologies in airports. Activist […]
One Year Into GDPR, Most Apps Still Harvest Data Without Permission
Unauthorized data harvesting from mobile apps has continued nearly unabated in the year since Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation came […]
Coming to store shelves: cameras that guess your age and sex
Eyeing that can of soda in the supermarket cooler? Or maybe you’re craving a pint of ice cream? A camera […]
International Privacy Experts Adopt Recommendations for AI, Location Tracking
The International Working Group on Data Protection has adopted new recommendations for artificial intelligence and location tracking. The Berlin-based Working Group includes data protection authorities […]
Human Rights Watch Reverse-Engineers Mass Surveillance App used by Police in Xinjiang
For years, Xinjiang has been a testbed for the Chinese government’s novel digital and physical surveillance tactics, as well as […]
Reported Google browser change could be final death blow to cookies
Google is planning to announce new tools for Chrome that offer users more control over third party tracking cookies. The […]
How to slow Google Sensorvault from tracking your location on iOS, Android
Not only is Google Maps tracking you, but a program called Google Sensorvault is potentially turning over your location data […]
Tracking Phones, Google Is a Dragnet for the Police
The tech giant records people’s locations worldwide. Now, investigators are using it to find suspects and witnesses near crimes, running […]
EU pushes to link tracking databases
Lawmakers are set to approve plans for an enormous new database that will collect biometric data on almost all non-EU […]
Autonomous cars rise privacy questions
When fully autonomous vehicles begin circulating on public roads they will have to be able to detect when people enter […]