Privacy
Alberta vaccine passport: user info, including driving licenses, exposed on the web
Another privacy issue in another vaccine passport app.
Virginia schools sign up to Mark Zuckerberg-backed program that collects personal data
Parents aren’t happy that kids have been opted-in by default.
Clearview AI drops request for subpoenas of its critics
The end of the retaliation.
Amplosion is a new iOS browser extension that redirects users away from Google’s controversial AMP links
Google uses its monopoly to push its own AMP technology. This extension stops that.
London Police to rollout “Retrospective Facial Recognition,” scanning old footage with new invasive face recognition tech
One of the most surveilled cities in the world is increasing its surveillance.
Mastercard used its dominance to dictate online platform rules, then launched its own digital ID system to capitalize on it
Payment processors are positioning themselves as the decider of who gets to stay online.
ExpressVPN critics are concerned about ties to former intelligence agents and adware
The company says it supports the “free, secure, and private internet.” But doubt is cast over the past history of ExpressVPN’s new owners.
Workers fired for not showing New York vaccine passport will be denied unemployment insurance
A further affront to civil liberties.
UK considering joining EU vaccine passport scheme, reports say
It would make it easier for the UK to rapidly deploy a domestic vaccine passport.
Police in Australia turn up on doorsteps to quiz citizens over social media posts
Citizens have posted the chilling footage.
Brave introduces Brave Talk, a private Zoom alternative that works directly in the browser
Privacy company Brave is consistently releasing new features and tools.