Carl Sinclair
Carl Sinclair is a technology reporter covering anti-competetive practices and privacy issues for Reclaim The Net. [email protected]
Genealogy DNA websites are getting breached
People are handing over their DNA for gimmicks and it’s getting leaked.
Facebook agrees to pay revised $650M to settle face tracking lawsuit
Facebook used users photos without permission.
Access Dots lets Android users know when they’re being listened to or watched
The app introduces a feature for Android which is coming natively to iPhones this year.
MembersOur recommendations for ad blocking on desktop
? Some easy ways to get started.
MembersOur recommendations for ad blocking on mobile
? Block ads for your own privacy. Here’s what we recommend.
MembersBehind Apple’s hypocrisy on “privacy”
? Apple’s promotion of privacy is mostly marketing and PR.
Apple refuses to let YouTube alternative Floatplane update unless they give Apple a 30% cut
Apple’s App Store is facing increased anti-competitive scrutiny.
Advertising industry pushback against Apple’s new privacy changes highlight murky problems with online ads
“Informed consent” needs to be introduced.
Taking a look at China’s digital currency
? The currency ditches two of the three tenets of cryptocurrency.
Uganda’s uptake of Huawei’s “Safe Cities” surveillance initiative is getting a foothold
A Trojan horse from China.
Apps such as TikTok are secretly snooping on your iPhone’s clipboard and Apple is only half addressing it
A new update to iOS in the Fall will show users when it’s happening but won’t stop it.
Massive data breach of billions of records shows the murky world of online tracking
The extent of the data being collected on us is astonishing.