Author: 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.

Aug 2, 2020
Facebook agrees to pay revised $650M to settle face tracking lawsuit

Facebook used users photos without permission.

Jul 27, 2020
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.

Jul 27, 2020
Our recommendations for ad blocking on desktop

? Some easy ways to get started.

Jul 18, 2020
Our recommendations for ad blocking on mobile

? Block ads for your own privacy. Here’s what we recommend.

Jul 15, 2020
Behind Apple’s hypocrisy on “privacy”

? Apple’s promotion of privacy is mostly marketing and PR.

Jul 7, 2020
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.

Jul 7, 2020
Advertising industry pushback against Apple’s new privacy changes highlight murky problems with online ads

“Informed consent” needs to be introduced.

Jul 5, 2020
Taking a look at China’s digital currency

? The currency ditches two of the three tenets of cryptocurrency.

Jul 2, 2020
Uganda’s uptake of Huawei’s “Safe Cities” surveillance initiative is getting a foothold

A Trojan horse from China.

Jun 27, 2020
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.

Jun 24, 2020
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.

Jun 22, 2020