Privacy
Amazon Installing Alexa in Apartments and Hotel Rooms. They Say 24/7 Data Collection Will Help Property Managers Better Manage and Serve Tenants.
Technology Is Becoming Indistinguishable From Reality
By Melissa Dykes “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” — Arthur C. Clarke We’re living in an age of not just mass distractions,…
iPhones Harvest and Transmit Massive Amounts of Data While You Sleep
By Tyler Durden iPhones are surprisingly active in the middle of the night, according to a report by Washington Post Technology writer, Geoffrey Fowler. Fowler tracked his…
Lots of Data Collected on People – Including You – Using “Smart” Roads and Public Transportation Systems
By B.N. Frank Activist Post has reported already about the many and increasing ways that data is being collected on all of us without our…
Google Has a Creepy Secret Page That Tracks Your (Online and Offline) Shopping History
By Dagny Taggart Google is very interested in your shopping habits – so much that the tech giant is collecting and saving your purchase history….
Many Sources Have Explained How 5G Will NOT Benefit the Public. Corbett Report Provides Another One.
By B.N. Frank Activist Post has reported many times about the many downsides of widespread forced 5G technology installation. People everywhere – including elected officials…
If Regulators Won’t Stop The Sale of Cell Phone Users’ Location Data, Consumers Must
By Aaron Mackey A Motherboard investigation revealed in January how any cellphone users’ real-time location could be obtained for $300. The pervasiveness of the practice,…
Digital Privacy Is A Valuable Commodity In An Era of Surveillance and Censorship
By Steven Maxwell The modern tools of connectivity, innovation, research, and freedom of expression offered to us in the digital age have been turned against…
Interest in Personal DNA Testing Rising Amid Equal Concerns Over Health Privacy and Security
By Kevin Samson The ease of gaining access to results about one’s own DNA, coupled with the ease of DNA being databased for potential access…
Comcast Plans In-Home Health Surveillance and Medical Tracking Device
By Nicholas West “Comcast is already in talks with hospitals about taking on shared savings — if it can keep people from expensive emergency room…
Reddit Commenter’s Fight for Anonymity Is a Win for Free Speech and Fair Use
By Alex Moss A fight over unmasking an anonymous Reddit commenter has turned into a significant win for online speech and fair use. A federal…
Smart City Designed App Will Let Everyone Know If You Are Speeding
By MassPrivateI A misleading article in WSAZ3 News titled, “New app targets distracted drivers with traffic alerts” would lead you to believe that the makers…
Have Consumers Already Lost the Online Privacy War?
By Chris Browning Technology has increasingly come to occupy a central role in our lives. Growing numbers of people, however, have expressed concerns over how…