Privacy
Mozilla says it’ll delete private data after last weekend’s add-ons disaster
Firefox is trying to earn back public trust after last weekend’s disaster.
UK: The Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation calls for evidence on online targeting
The UK government wants more details on the extent of online tracking.
If you delete your Alexa recordings, it doesn’t mean the transcripts are deleted
The data is deleted from Amazon’s “main” Alexa hub but still remains elsewhere on Amazon’s servers.
Data protection as a service – is it effective and should businesses be implementing it?
Data protection as a service can be difficult to wrap your head around.
Florida Judge rules, an IP address isn’t enough to identify a torrent pirate
Bad news for “copyright trolls”.
Amazon Echo Kids Edition is facing FTC complaints
Amazon is accused of violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.
The incestuous relationship between Google and publishers could be about to get worse
Publishers need to start cutting ties with Google’s advertising network in order to survive.
Don’t let tech CEOs redefine “privacy”
Data collection and privacy don’t go together.
G Suite and Chromebooks for schools are convenient but the privacy implications haven’t yet properly been discussed
Should an advertising company be trusted with kids’ data? Even if it says it doesn’t use that data for advertising purposes?
Phone carriers have been selling your data, now there’s a class action lawsuit
Customers want to take back control of their data.
Nintendo is sharing user data with Facebook
Nintendo have been caught sharing data with Facebook and then using that data to run advertising to its users base off their personal data.
Chrome’s new cookie blocking feature may actually help Google by harming advertising competitors
It may seem odd that Google would create a feature that would harm itself, until you look a little closer.