Privacy
Amazon’s Ring home security company has reportedly partnered with at least 200 law enforcement agencies
This follows wider concerns around how Ring is creating a corporate surveillance network and the plans Amazon has for this growing network.
The cost of “free” – Google doesn’t need your dollars when it has your personal data
“Free” services like Gmail come with a hidden cost.
Australian watchdog to call on Google and Facebook to reveal their algorithms
A major new report released today, outlines all the was Australia wants to rein in big tech. And forcing tech companies to reveal their algorithms is one of the recommendations.
Australia sets up a new antitrust branch to monitor Facebook and Google
The branch will eventually span out to monitoring other platforms. They’re starting with what they see as the worst offenders – FB and Google.
Some Siri recordings are sent to Apple contractors who hear sensitive information
This follows reports of Google contractors being able to hear confidential details when reviewing Google Assistant and Google Home recordings.
Outlook for web leaks your location to whoever you send an email to
Microsoft says it’s a feature, not a bug.
Facebook’s FTC fine lets it off for all past privacy violations – even those never made public
When all things are considered a $5 billion fine isn’t such a big deal.
Apple extends its privacy marketing campaign to Germany
Apple have been promoting privacy as a premium feature in recent months.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to be held personally responsible for all future privacy violations
Zuckerberg agreed to the terms as part of a new settlement with the FTC.
Former NSA director Michael Hayden rebuts AG Barr, says people shouldn’t have to accept encryption backdoors
Hayden has been speaking out about the dangers of encryption backdoors for many years.
Google is paying people $5 for an image of all angles of their face
Google is using people’s entries to train its face authentication systems.
Attorney General William Barr says people will just have to get used to encryption backdoors
The proposal will weaken security for all citizens.