Privacy
Genealogy DNA websites are getting breached
People are handing over their DNA for gimmicks and it’s getting leaked.
New bill aims to strip immunity protections for tech companies that profile users for ads
Senator Josh Hawley’s new bill would reqire tech companies to avoid profiling users for advertising if they want to keep Section 230 protections.
Bill Gates: with private messaging we can’t “intervene” in removing conspiracies and “misinformation”
Bill Gates has some words on end-to-end encryption being able to bypass censorship.
Arizona congressman calls on Judge to unseal Google tracking secrets
The lawmaker feels the public should know.
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.
The 2009 hacks that led to Twitter settling with the FTC share many parallels with the recent Twitter hacks
The settlement was in relation to two 2009 hacks where intruders compromised and tweeted from several high profile accounts including the account of then-President-elect Barack Obama.
Pro-encryption fight hindered as US appeals court refuses to unseal papers
The sucessful argument that allowed Facebook to reject a wiretap remains unavailable to be used as prescedent.
Privacy groups call for an end to “immunity passport” proposals
A privacy “disaster”.
MembersCovid is adding fire to the war on cash
? But with it come privacy and censorship concerns.
UK admits COVID tracing program is operating illegally
Data protection assurances are non existent.
One of the most secretive surveillance companies just teamed up with the CDC
The CDC won’t say what the partnership is for.