Salting Your Data — “Solutions Watch” with James Corbett
By The Corbett Report You don’t give your real data when you’re signing up for things online, do you? Well, perhaps you shouldn’t. Join James…
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Google Is Testing Its Controversial New Ad Targeting Tech in Millions of Browsers. Here’s What We Know.
By Bennett Cyphers Today, Google launched an “origin trial” of Federated Learning of Cohorts (aka FLoC), its experimental new technology for targeting ads. A switch…
New York Rolls Out Vaccine Passport Program
By Jordan Schachtel What was labeled an unhinged conspiracy theory just last year has become a reality today. Unindicted human rights criminal Gov. Andrew Cuomo…
Study Says Smartphones Share Our Data Every 4 ½ Minutes Even When Devices Are Idle
By B.N. Frank There have been many reports about privacy risks and violations associated with smartphones (see 1, 2, 3) and other “Smart”, wireless, Artificial…
At 79%, Instagram Is Worst Offender At Selling Your Personal Data
Even though owned by Facebook, Instagram far exceeds its parent in selling users’ personal information to third parties. As the oil of the 21st Century,…
Smart Cities: Digital Prisons of The Great Reset
By Derrick Broze The push for a “Smart City” future is being engineered by international organizations like the World Economic Forum, the architects of The…
Campaign Launched Against “Surveillance Advertising” via Tracking and Profiling People Based on Online History, etc.
By B.N. Frank Earlier this year, cybersecurity experts told CBS “60 Minutes” that “Data is the New Oil.” That’s not a completely accurate statement though….
Predictive Policing: Weaponizing Data and Location
By Michael Boldin Often funded by federal grant programs and even operated out of federally-designated fusion centers, “predictive policing” software is showing up in more…
Signed as Law: Utah Bill Creates Process to Review and Shut Down Surveillance Programs
By Michael Maharrey Last week, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill that creates a process to review state and local surveillance technology and to…
New Document Exposes How This Company Tracks Car Locations In Real-Time Almost Anywhere In The World
By Tyler Durden According to a document obtained by Motherboard, a tiny surveillance contractor based in Charleston, South Carolina, can locate and track newer model…
Teens, Fight for the Future Sell “Invisiclip” to Counter “Menace of Facial Recognition”
By Brett Wilkins In a bid to make anti-facial recognition technology “more discrete, more affordable, and more effective than any previous solution,” two self-described “high…
EFF’s Crowd-Sourced Atlas of Surveillance Project Honored with Award for Advancing Public’s Right to Know About Police Spying
SAN FRANCISCO—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is pleased to announce it has received the James Madison Freedom of Information Award for Electronic Access for its…
How India’s New Internet Regulations Will Change Social Media, Online News and Video Streaming
By Rohith Jyothish India introduced on February 25 broad new regulations to social media, online news websites, and streaming platforms, which experts say could seriously change the…
Security Experts “Raise Red Flags” On Dubai Airport’s New Iris Scan Technology
By Tyler Durden Travelers at Dubai International Airport are now greeted by iris-scanners that are connected with the country’s facial recognition database, according to the Associated…