- Spotify posts response to those concerned with privacy and information collection. https://news.spotify.com/us/2015/08/21/sorry-2/ 9 comments worldnews
- U.S. to Collect DNA of Detainees At Detroit Border, Raising Privacy Concerns https://wdet.org/posts/2020/01/09/89085-us-to-collect-dna-of-detainees-at-detroit-border-raising-privacy-concerns/ 4 comments politics
- Microsoft tackles Windows 10 privacy concerns with new data collection viewer https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/24/16927056/microsoft-windows-10-data-collection-viewer-privacy 30 comments microsoft
- Windows 10 and CNIL privacy concerns in France: what data Windows objectively collects. http://fynestuff.com/france-windows-10-privacy-concerns/ 7 comments privacy
- Commons ethics committee wants cellphone data collection halted over privacy concerns https://www.coastreporter.net/national-news/commons-ethics-committee-wants-cellphone-data-collection-halted-over-privacy-concerns-5013992 4 comments privacy
- China Collecting DNA from Males Across Country, Prompting Eugenics and Privacy Concerns https://www.theepochtimes.com/china-collecting-dna-from-males-across-country-prompting-eugenics-and-privacy-concerns_3099248.html 15 comments worldnews
- Concerned about Microsoft Windows 10 Privacy? Now you can see EXACTLY what they collect and know about your account with the Microsoft Privacy Dashboard. https://account.microsoft.com/privacy 15 comments technology
- Governments have collected large amounts of data to fight the coronavirus. That's raising privacy concerns https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/17/governments-collected-data-to-fight-coronavirus-raising-privacy-concerns.html 64 comments privacy
- Using AI to combat human trafficking raises ethical concerns including bias endemic in datasets, privacy risks stemming from data collection and reporting, and issues concerning potential misuse https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3555186 12 comments science
- Africa embraces Huawei technology despite security concerns | Shunned in the Global North due to privacy and security issues, Huawei is a front-runner in Africa. But the Chinese giant's data collection methods may also appeal to authoritarian regimes as a way to cling to power. https://www.dw.com/en/africa-embraces-huawei-technology-despite-security-concerns/a-60665700?maca=en-rss-en-world-4025-rdf 5 comments technology
- Singapore admitted data collected for contact-tracing can be accessed by police despite earlier assurances it would only be used to fight coronavirus, sparking privacy concerns about scheme. City-state has programme called "TraceTogether" for tracking close contacts of Covid-19 patients. https://www.ibtimes.com/singapore-admits-police-can-access-contact-tracing-data-3114785 3 comments worldnews
- China launches compulsory face scans for new phone users. Telecom operators must now collect face scans when registering users of new phones at stores across China. Last month, one of the country's first lawsuits was filed over facial recognition amid growing privacy concerns. https://www.dw.com/en/china-launches-compulsory-face-scans-for-new-phone-users/a-51489212 9 comments worldnews
- Plan for massive facial recognition database sparks privacy concerns [Australia] - Identity fraud is justification for collecting photos from drivers’ licences and passports but critics say plan too invasive https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/sep/29/plan-for-massive-facial-recognition-database-sparks-privacy-concerns 6 comments technology
- Facebook's Tracking Of Non-Users Sparks Broader Privacy Concerns - Zuckerberg said that, for security reasons, the company collects “data of people who have not signed up for Facebook.” https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/facebook-tracking-of-non-users-sparks-broader-privacy-concerns_us_5ad34f10e4b016a07e9d5871 1249 comments worldnews
- Facebook’s Tracking Of Non-Users Sparks Broader Privacy Concerns Zuckerberg said that, for security reasons, the company collects “data of people who have not signed up for Facebook.” https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/facebook-tracking-of-non-users-sparks-broader-privacy-concerns_us_5ad34f10e4b016a07e9d5871 1834 comments technology
- Detroit police launch pilot program where sensors on light poles pinpoint gunshots. ACLU says it does not raise privacy concerns: "As far as we know, it's collecting just gunshot sounds" http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/metro-detroit/2014/09/28/detroit-police-test-gunshot-tracker/16409807/ 5 comments privacy
- Loosening of F.B.I. Rules Stirs Privacy Concerns - “It raises fundamental questions about whether a domestic intelligence agency can protect civil liberties if they feel they have a right to collect broad personal information about people they don’t even suspect of wrongdoing,” http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/29/us/29manual.html?_r=2 3 comments reddit.com