Privacy
Hillary Clinton likens herself to a “hit-and-run victim”, says Mark Zuckerberg should “pay a price”
Last month she said the dark web caused her election loss. This month she’s blaming Mark Zuckerberg.
Google finally removes app that revealed the personal details of Palestinians
It took media attention for Google to remove the app.
Google smart city project moves forward and could get formal approval by March 2020
Civil liberty groups have raised concerns over the privacy threats raised by the project and sued the Canadian government in an attempt to stop the project.
TikTok is facing a national security investigation and review after privacy and censorship concerns
Congress has been increasingly skeptical about the app and its Chinese ownership.
Revolut’s new privacy policy assumes user consent to share data for “marketing purposes”
You don’t opt in. You have to opt out.
Reddit Android app issue could potentially cause users to upload private information or photos
Software engineer Eric Urban did a detailed investigation into the issue.
Facebook says the ability to add another user’s photo album to your Portal isn’t a bug
You are only supposed to use your own album photos, not photos of a different user. Right?
Stalkerware is on the rise and ignored by Google and Apple, researchers claim
Among those using this type of software to their advantage are domestic abusers who leverage their partner’s digital footprint for physical control.
Privacy search engine StartPage has sold to ad tech company System1
Will the search engine remain as private as it once was?
Australia wants citizens to unlock online porn with their face
Australia wants to implement a privacy-invasive idea that doesn’t work and that other countries realized was so bad they scrapped their plans.
AG William Barr makes his case for a domestic surveillance system to tackle “potential mass shootings”
The memorandum also reveals that the US now plans to put to use domestically its post 9/11 anti-terrorism experience, in the past applied in other countries.