Privacy
La Liga, Spain’s professional football league has been fined for listening to users through an app
La Liga were listening to users to try to find copyright abusers.
Canada gives its military the power to spy on citizens
In the past, it was considered unheard of for a nation state to spy on its own citizens. These days, it happens all the time.
New report reveals how Spotify monetizes data about users’ moods
In depth info about how Spotify makes extra money from its users’ habits have been revealed.
Facebook severely limits its “Open Graph” feature in the face of privacy concerns
Many investigators and journalists used to make good use of the feature.
The US Custom and Border Patrol announce a major data breach
The database contains thousands of images of those crossing the border.
Wire teams up with EY to provide end-to-end encrypted messaging for businesses
This new partnership could be a Slack competitor to companies that value privacy.
A New York Times article about privacy regulations contained more than 15 privacy-invading trackers
Some suggested that the NYT should disclose the conflict of interest.
Microsoft’s face recognition technology is getting more invasive, and the burden of consent is left on users
It begs the question, “How can Microsoft expect users to get consent from all users of the photos in their cloud storage?”
Telegram refuses to provide governments details on its users – even on terrorists
Many have commended Telegram to its commitments to privacy – but some have suggested it should make exceptions for terrorist incidents.
Brave, Opera, and Vivaldi vow to continue to allow ad blockers, even after Google Chrome stops
Many were wondering what would happen to other chromium browsers after the Chrome changes. Here’s the answer.
Alexa should testify in court, Germany’s Federal Interior Ministry says
They say that, at least for now, it should only be used for terrorist incidents and other serious crimes.
George Orwell’s “Nineteen Eighty-Four” is 70 years old today and its message is still resonating around the world
The themes of 1984 are perhaps more prominent today than they were when it was published.