Topic: cloud storage
Cloud storage services have become essential for data management, but they also raise significant privacy concerns. Many providers, including major tech companies, face scrutiny for their data collection practices and potential government access to user information. As reliance on cloud solutions grows, the implications for individual privacy and freedom from surveillance become increasingly critical.
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Microsoft Word To Save New Files to the Cloud by Default
Local saves become legacy as Microsoft nudges Word users into the cloud with every new document.
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How Digital Convenience Becomes a Government Backdoor
The Supreme Court’s silence keeps 20th-century privacy rules firmly in place while 21st-century surveillance marches on.
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UK: New Proposed Powers Let Police Raid Suspects’ Digital Lives
A senior officer’s nod is now all it takes to open your inbox from a seized phone.
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Meta Overhauls Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Policy to Default AI Surveillance, Voice Data Cloud Storage for Model Training
Meta quietly shifts smart glasses into always-on data collectors, baking surveillance into convenience.
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Apple vs. the Snooper’s Charter: The Encryption Battle That Could Reshape Digital Privacy
Apple challenges the UK’s Investigatory Powers Act in a landmark legal battle over encryption, privacy rights, and government surveillance powers.
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A Look at Proton Drive’s Windows Version
A promising start.
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Proton Drive Desktop Client Arrives on Windows
A private alternative to big tech cloud storage is now out of beta.
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Framasoft launches PeerTube 5
A bunch of new features for the open-source YouTube alternative.
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German privacy officers says it’s illegal for schools to be using Microsoft Office 365
Arguments over data storage are becoming increasingly important in Europe.
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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.