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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.
US Game Developers Are Helping Build China’s Social Credit System by Tracking Gameplay Hours
The system tracks how long people play video games for and then sends that data to the Chinese Government so they can check levels of “gaming addiction.”
Brazil’s Online Government Digital ID System to Be Rolled Out in 2020
The controversial system will be slowly rolled out to citizens.
Patent Suggests Google Could Be Developing a Voice Search Engine for Children
This follows the Google subsidiary Verily launching a creepy smart diaper with Pampers which tracks soiled diapers, sleep patterns, and more last week.
IRS Announces Incentives for Users of Google-Backed Personal DNA Analysis Company 23andMe
The IRS is offering a tax break to people who share their DNA with 23andMe.
VISA Wants Your Face to Be Your Password
Biometrics are the future of authentication according to the payments company.
Google Settles Street View Car Mass Wi-Fi Data Collection Lawsuit for $13 Million
The settlement cost is rather low considering the much higher recent fines for other big-tech privacy scandals.
Orlando Police End Controversial Amazon Face Recognition Program
The city says there are no plans to continue any facial recognition programs.
