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News & Articles By Cassie B.
02/19/2021
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By Cassie B.
Facebook now tracking OFFLINE interactions with partner stores to stalk users with targeted ads
You might expect social media platforms like Facebook to collect information about what you do on their site for ad targeting purposes, but did you know that they are also tracking your offline interactions with partner stores? In its quest to know everything about everyone, Facebook partners with numerous retailers to learn what its users […]
01/17/2021
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By Cassie B.
Amazon and Ring under fire after revealing authorities can keep homeowner videos forever, endangering user privacy
The video doorbell company Ring is taking some heat after it revealed that authorities can keep homeowners’ videos forever and share them with any party they choose. Hundreds of police forces in the U.S. have formed partnerships with the company, who says the technology can help tackle crimes like burglary and trespassing. When Senator Edward […]
10/16/2020
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By Cassie B.
End-to-end encryption debate draws attention to child sex abuse
Experts are deeply concerned about the effects of end-to-end encryption on public safety online, according to a recently published statement, and a shocking statistic is being used to support their position. Facebook was responsible for a remarkable 94 percent of the 69 million images of child sex abuse that were reported by American tech firms […]
10/10/2020
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By Cassie B.
New feature lets iPhone users see when an app is spying on them
Are you worried that your smartphone could be spying on you? Whether it’s tracking you for data collection and product placement or something even more nefarious, there have been enough headlines in recent years about phones recording the actions of unsuspecting users to give even those who aren’t normally conspiracy-minded some serious pause. However, Apple […]
09/20/2020
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By Cassie B.
“Privacy apocalypse” averted… for now: California bans the use of facial recognition tech on recordings from police officer cameras
California may have a lot of questionable laws on its books, but there’s one that is worthy of applause. It prohibits the use of facial recognition technology in recordings that are made by police officer cameras. Facial recognition is a technology that works by matching the real-time images of a person to a previous photograph […]
09/17/2020
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By Cassie B.
China’s social credit system: Citizens required to scan their faces before they can access the internet or purchase a smartphone
China is known for exercising extreme amounts of internet censorship and surveillance, but the situation recently grew even more outrageous as a new requirement kicked in for Chinese people to scan their faces for internet access. Under the previous rules, Chinese people were required to show an identification card before getting internet installed in their […]
09/08/2020
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By Cassie B.
Fly on the wall: Researchers use Wi-Fi signals to “see” behind walls and identify human targets
Wi-Fi signals can be found everywhere these days, and while that may be good when you’re looking to check your email, all this connectivity is coming at the expense of personal privacy. The pervasiveness of Wi-Fi has spurred the development of new surveillance abilities that are as clever as they are concerning. For example, researchers […]
09/01/2020
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By Cassie B.
MIT scientists extremely skeptical of Elon Musk’s creepy “neuroscience theater” Neuralink chip
When Elon Musk presented his creepy Neuralink brain implant in a streamed product update on YouTube on Friday, he said he believed that billions of people will be clamoring for it – but real scientists have expressed serious skepticism. The stated goal of Neuralink is to “implant wireless brain-computer interfaces that include thousands of electrodes […]
06/27/2020
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By Cassie B.
Amnesty International’s Security Lab identifies several dangerous contact tracing apps already in use
The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way a lot of us live our lives. Many people are now willing to keep their distance from strangers and wear masks in public, but the kind of freedoms that many contact tracing apps are asking people to give up is a cause for serious concern. When experts first […]
06/02/2020
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By Cassie B.
Contact tracing app surveillance raising serious privacy concerns
The idea of mandatory vaccines might not be the only attack on personal freedoms to come out of the coronavirus crisis – people around the world must also contend with the idea of contact tracing, and it is raising a lot of questions about privacy. One organization that is recruiting and training contact tracers, CONTRACE […]
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