IRS accused of buying smartphone data from unsuspecting surveillance targets
October 10, 2020
Data was collected without the targets’ knowledge.
Data was collected without the targets’ knowledge.
While in this case they got the right guy, the practice raises privacy implications.
The always-online method of learning during lockdowns is a privacy concern.
The data of at least 8 million people was unprotected.
Coronavirus has strengthened calls for digital ID cards.
The fear that coronavirus would lead to a decrease in privacy seems to have come to pass.
It turns out non-specific warrants are illegal.
The app has been leaking identities.
Australian companies are being shunned over data privacy concerns.
People are handing over their DNA for gimmicks and it’s getting leaked.
Facebook used users photos without permission.
The app introduces a feature for Android which is coming natively to iPhones this year.
Apple’s App Store is facing increased anti-competitive scrutiny.
“Informed consent” needs to be introduced.
A Trojan horse from China.
A new update to iOS in the Fall will show users when it’s happening but won’t stop it.
The extent of the data being collected on us is astonishing.
Pixelation is a bad form of attempting privacy.
If Clearview AI was found to be illegal, it would hardly be surprising.
Critics say it could help stalkers and increase cyber surveillance.
IBM, Amazon and Microsoft are rethinking whether they want to offer surveillance tech.
The apps have been a privacy nightmare from the start.
The court ruled it’s protected by the Fourth Amendment.
Some good news for once? Assuming they adhere to it.
Data was collected without the targets’ knowledge.
While in this case they got the right guy, the practice raises privacy implications.
The always-online method of learning during lockdowns is a privacy concern.
The data of at least 8 million people was unprotected.
Coronavirus has strengthened calls for digital ID cards.
The fear that coronavirus would lead to a decrease in privacy seems to have come to pass.
It turns out non-specific warrants are illegal.
The app has been leaking identities.
Australian companies are being shunned over data privacy concerns.
People are handing over their DNA for gimmicks and it’s getting leaked.
Facebook used users photos without permission.
The app introduces a feature for Android which is coming natively to iPhones this year.
Apple’s App Store is facing increased anti-competitive scrutiny.
“Informed consent” needs to be introduced.
A Trojan horse from China.
A new update to iOS in the Fall will show users when it’s happening but won’t stop it.
The extent of the data being collected on us is astonishing.
Pixelation is a bad form of attempting privacy.
If Clearview AI was found to be illegal, it would hardly be surprising.
Critics say it could help stalkers and increase cyber surveillance.
IBM, Amazon and Microsoft are rethinking whether they want to offer surveillance tech.
The apps have been a privacy nightmare from the start.
The court ruled it’s protected by the Fourth Amendment.
Some good news for once? Assuming they adhere to it.
