Privacy
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The hotel industry didn’t get the memo on privacy
The hotel and travel industry is one of the most invasive.
Lobbyists for Google and Amazon smacked down a bill that would have stopped devices spying on you
US citizens just lost yet another piece of its right to privacy, once again in favor of the big corporations.
Microsoft is accused of helping China develop sinister AI tech
Some experts were concerned with the idea of giving one of the most oppressive governments a tool capable of finding opposition.
Facebook’s new patent is a privacy-invading nightmare
The company has been granted a patent for a method to automatically scan photos uploaded by users to recognize any products that might appear in them.
Screening Surveillance have unveiled three short films, showing the dark side of surveillance
The short films tackle independent everyday issues that affect a lot of people around the world.
Facebook will be changing its terms of service following discussions with the European Commission
The changes will clarify how consumer data is used and remove confusing legalistic jargon.
Most people underestimate how much Google actually tracks them, new survey shows
The privacy scandals of Silicon Valley tech companies over the last few years have managed to turn the attention of their consumers towards privacy and data management.
Even the UK’s own data watchdog doesn’t abide by GDPR rules, new report says
ICO’s privacy notice remains “under construction.”
Facebook used email passwords to harvest contact data from its users
Facebook was criticized for asking for passwords to user email accounts but this “feature” was actually being used to scoop up contact data from user’s email accounts.
WhatsApp finally fixes group privacy settings problem which exposed user phone numbers to strangers
WhatsApp appears to have made the changes now as part of its wider campaign to combat what it deems to be “fake news.”
Facebook wants the password to your email account
“To continue using Facebook, you’ll need to confirm your email (…)” and then asking for their email password in a separate box underneath.