CNIL Details Rules On Audience and Traffic Measuring In Publicly Accessible Areas
On October 17, 2018, the French data protection authority (the “CNIL”) published a press release detailing the rules applicable to […]
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Pentagon Wants to Predict Anti-Trump Protests Using Social Media Surveillance
A series of research projects, patent filings, and policy changes indicate that the Pentagon wants to use social media surveillance […]
Now Apps Can Track You Even After You Uninstall Them
Companies that cater to app makers have found ways to game both iOS and Android, enabling them to figure out […]
‘Do Not Track’ Privacy Tool Doesn’t Do Anything
When you go into the privacy settings on your browser, there’s a little option there to turn on the “Do […]
What does Google know about you?
Google first began as the helpful search engine which endeavored to index the entire web. As the company grew, it moved […]
China is building a digital dictatorship to exert control over its citizens
What may sound like a dystopian vision of the future is already happening in China. And it’s making and breaking […]
Browsers aim to thwart tracking
New protections in Apple’s Safari and Mozilla’s Firefox browsers aim to prevent companies from turning “cookie” data files used to […]
Here’s how GDPR is already changing web design
When Europe’s sweeping privacy regulations (called GDPR) took effect in May, it was unclear just how much the new rules […]
GCHQ data collection regime violated human rights, court rules
UK’s spy agency GCHQ’s methods for bulk interception of online communications violated privacy and failed to provide sufficient surveillance safeguards, […]
Firefox’s New Browser Will Keep Brands From Stalking You
Future versions of Firefox will block third-party tracking codes, and trackers that take too long to load, by default. Users […]
Cookies see decline post GDPR
A new study has revealed a decline in cookies and third-party content on website pages since GDPR was introduced. It found […]
How to turn off Google’s location tracking
Turning off location history won’t hide where you are when you use search, Maps or weather. Here’s how to stop […]