How firms you have never interacted with can target your Facebook
Advertisers are seemingly able to access accounts with no input from the user. On one of Facebook’s myriad setting screens, […]
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Why Police Should Monitor Social Media to Prevent Crime
Citizens may object to their social media mining by law enforcement, but the practice can keep the public safe. Police […]
We’re in the Uncanny Valley of Targeted Advertising
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s founder and CEO, thinks people want targeted advertising. The “overwhelming feedback,” he said multiple times during his […]
China’s facial-recognition cameras caught suspect tryiing to blend in with 60,000 concertgoers
The man’s unlikely capture became the latest example of China’s growing use of facial recognition technology. The 31-year-old man, wanted […]
Facebook admits tracking users and non-users off-site
Statement comes as company faces US lawsuit over facial recognition feature launched in 2011 and planned to expand to EU. […]
How to Delete Your Google Search History in a Few Easy Steps
Deleting your Google web browser history and Google Google search history is one way to limit how much data you […]
I Downloaded the Information That Facebook Has on Me. Yikes.
Using a tool that Facebook offers its users, our columnist found out more than he wanted to know about the […]
Are your phone camera and microphone spying on you?
Here is what the former FBI director James Comey said when he was asked back in September 2016 if he […]
How to Turn Off Location Services on Your Smartphone
It’s no secret that marketers and others are using smartphone location tracking to monitor your travels. So what can you […]
Thinking About What You Need In A Secure Messenger
All the features that determine the security of a messaging app can be confusing and hard to keep track of. […]
Food-tracking chips are coming for your mouth
You may soon be able to digitally track what you put in your mouth. Scientists at Tufts University have developed […]
Establishing Responsible Privacy Practices in Digital Advertising
In 2009, the major US advertising trade associations joined together to establish a set of self-regulatory principles that balance consumer […]