Author: Carl Sinclair
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De-Google Your Life
? An extensive guide to the alternatives.
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IRS accused of buying smartphone data from unsuspecting surveillance targets
Data was collected without the targets’ knowledge.
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Google handed over to police data on everyone who searched for certain terms
While in this case they got the right guy, the practice raises privacy implications.
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Virtual learning puts kids under increased surveillance
The always-online method of learning during lockdowns is a privacy concern.
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Indian COVID surveillance app has massive data leaks
The data of at least 8 million people was unprotected.
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UK government ignores privacy concerns and pushes for digital ID system
Coronavirus has strengthened calls for digital ID cards.
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UK citizens want to know why government sends their data to a credit agency when they request a COVID test
The fear that coronavirus would lead to a decrease in privacy seems to have come to pass.
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With orders from China, police are forcing Hong Kong citizens to unlock their devices after social media posts
? The fallout of the new “security” law.
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Federal court rules geofence warrants are unconstitutional
It turns out non-specific warrants are illegal.
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Bridgefy is considered to be a private app for protesters but is a privacy nightmare
The app has been leaking identities.
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Australia’s anti-encryption law has damaged the country’s tech industry
Australian companies are being shunned over data privacy concerns.