- Google, Industry Try to Water Down First U.S. Data-Privacy Law https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-04/google-industry-try-to-water-down-first-u-s-data-privacy-law 5 comments technology
- Google, Industry Try to Water Down First U.S. Data-Privacy Law https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-04/google-industry-try-to-water-down-first-u-s-data-privacy-law?srnd=premium 6 comments privacy
- Americans Deserve More Than The Current American Data Privacy Protection Act https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/07/americans-deserve-more-current-american-data-privacy-protection-act 8 comments technology
- Epic Privacy Browser stores browsing/chrome data? https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/a4pfte/epic_privacy_browser_stores_browsingchrome_data/ 8 comments privacy
- California just passed the toughest data privacy bill in the US https://qz.com/1318270/california-passes-the-biggest-data-privacy-bill-in-the-us-the-california-consumer-privacy-act/ 6 comments technology
- Facebook data transfers "violation" of privacy rights http://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/facebook-data-transfers-violation-of-privacy-rights-1.2151155 2 comments worldnews
- Don't trust Apple, Verizon with your data, says EFF's privacy report http://www.zdnet.com/dont-trust-apple-verizon-with-your-data-says-effs-privacy-report-7000014756/ 3 comments technology
- Apple Lobbies Against 'Right to Repair' Bill Over Privacy Concerns of Third Party Repair Shops Accessing User Data https://apnews.com/article/legislature-nevada-coronavirus-pandemic-laws-5ade405a7befdf16e9f0107b7e142be3 162 comments apple
- Hundreds of Google workers demand abortion protections, data privacy https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/hundreds-of-google-workers-demand-abortion-protections-data-privacy 2 comments economy
- "Your social media apps are not listening to you": Tech worker explains data privacy in viral Twitter thread https://www.newsweek.com/your-social-media-apps-are-not-listening-you-tech-worker-explains-data-privacy-viral-twitter-1595136 3 comments privacy
- So I want to count number of unique visits to my website. Do I now need to become a data privacy expert? https://www.reddit.com/r/web_design/comments/gcobad/so_i_want_to_count_number_of_unique_visits_to_my/ 76 comments web_design
- California's new data privacy law could change the internet in the US https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/14/california-consumer-privacy-act-could-change-the-internet-in-the-us.html 16 comments politics
- The Supreme Court will likely enter new territory on abortion rights as thorny questions over rape, interstate travel, and data privacy roil the country https://www.businessinsider.com/supreme-courts-overturns-roe-v-wade-legal-challenges-justices-abortion-2022-7 10 comments politics
- Secretary Michael R. Pompeo specifically mentions Reddit investor Tencent as a danger to American privacy and data. https://www.state.gov/secretary-michael-r-pompeo-at-a-press-availability-10/ 3 comments technology
- Instagram cracks down on app that snoops on private profiles - Ghosty harvests data from its users to help them violate privacy. https://www.engadget.com/2019/11/17/instagram-cracks-down-private-profile-app/ 10 comments technology
- Facebook is globally lobbying against data privacy laws https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/mar/02/facebook-global-lobbying-campaign-against-data-privacy-laws-investment 905 comments technology
- Snapchat CEO to Facebook: You may take our features but you'll never take our users’ data privacy. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/snapchat-facebook-evan-spiegel-copy-features-a8375886.html 4 comments technology
- Irish court rejects Facebook bid to delay EU data privacy case https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-privacy-ireland/irish-high-court-refuses-facebook-bid-to-delay-privacy-case-referral-iduskbn1i315j 7 comments europe
- Judge denies demand for privacy assessment on Trump voter fraud data request http://www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2017/07/24/trump-voter-fraud-data-request-privacy-assessment-240892 5 comments politics
- Despite Apple's Privacy Pledge, Cops Can Still Pull Data Off a Locked iPhone http://www.wired.com/2014/09/apple-iphone-security/ 26 comments apple
- AI-powered romantic chatbots are a privacy nightmare They collect massive amounts of data with little disclosure about its use. https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/02/ai-powered-romantic-chatbots-are-a-privacy-nightmare/ 5 comments technology
- AI-powered romantic chatbots are a privacy nightmare | They collect massive amounts of data with little disclosure about its use. https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/02/ai-powered-romantic-chatbots-are-a-privacy-nightmare/ 40 comments technews
- Mobile Handset Privacy: Measuring The Data iOS and Android Send to Apple And Google https://www.scss.tcd.ie/doug.leith/apple_google.pdf 5 comments privacy
- A Delaware judge is ordering Facebook to turn over internal records regarding data privacy and access to user data https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/judge-orders-facebook-turn-over-records-data-privacy-n1012236 41 comments technology
- A Delaware judge is ordering Facebook to turn over internal records regarding data privacy and access to user data https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/judge-orders-facebook-turn-over-records-data-privacy-n1012236 9 comments law
- WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum is leaving Facebook after clashing over data privacy https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/30/17304792/whatsapp-jan-koum-facebook-data-privacy-encryption 257 comments worldnews
- Europe’s New Ruling On Data Consent Pop-Ups Challenges Privacy Policies For Publishers And Advertisers https://www.forbes.com/sites/martyswant/2022/02/02/europes-new-ruling-on-data-consent-pop-ups-challenges-privacy-policies-for-publishers-and-advertisers/?sh=8e0c44327e64 7 comments privacy
- Apple CEO Tim Cook's expectation that tech giants will be subjected to privacy regulations may soon become a reality, with a pair of U.S. Senators working on a bipartisan bill mandating the protection of consumer data that could be drafted in early 2019. https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/11/28/tim-cook-may-get-that-us-privacy-legislation-hes-expecting-in-2019 65 comments apple
- Google accidentally reveals data on 'right to be forgotten' requests: Data shows 95% of Google privacy requests are from citizens out to protect personal and private information – not criminals, politicians and public figures http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jul/14/google-accidentally-reveals-right-to-be-forgotten-requests 1078 comments technology
- New "Smart Meters" for Energy Use Put Privacy at Risk: Energy usage data, measured moment by moment, allows the reconstruction of a household's activities http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/03/new-smart-meters-energy-use-put-privacy-risk 5 comments technology
- Facebook Loses Bid to Block Ruling on EU-U.S. Data Flows - Company fails to block a privacy decision that could suspend its ability to send information about European users to U.S. https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-faces-irish-ruling-on-suspension-of-eu-u-s-data-flows-11620983614 121 comments technology
- Just Two Days After Product Warning Issued for Amazon Ring, Reporting Reveals Data of 3,000 Users Leaked | "This gives a potential attacker access to view cameras in somebody's home in some of these cases—that's a real serious potential invasion of privacy right there." https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/12/19/just-two-days-after-product-warning-issued-amazon-ring-reporting-reveals-data-3000 4 comments technology
- It’s Time to Throw Off Our Digital Chains | As data-mining companies and government decision-making edge ever closer, it is not just our digital privacy that’s at risk, but our very capacity to organize in solidarity. https://www.jacobinmag.com/2019/12/digital-privacy-data-surveillance-google-amazon-facebook 7 comments politics
- Tulsi Gabbard: "Social media data should be protected at the same level as medical data - it includes sensitive information about our daily lives, relationships, health and finances. As president, I’ll make sure that your personal privacy is protected." https://twitter.com/TulsiGabbard/status/1114592104804704256 184 comments privacy
- Mozilla to Amazon: Show us how you’re protecting kids’ data | Amazon's product page for its new Echo Dot Kids Edition doesn't mention the words "privacy" or "data." Mozilla thinks it should. https://www.cnet.com/news/mozilla-to-amazon-show-us-how-youre-protecting-kids-data-privacy 66 comments privacy
- Supreme Court to Take Up Privacy of Cell Phone Tracking: Whether the Constitution protects data revealing a cellular telephone's location is "a hugely important question," said Orin Kerr, at professor at the George Washington University's law school. http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/supreme-court-take-privacy-cell-phone-tracking-n768291 3 comments technology
- Google & Facebook have ensured that Internet privacy is already compromised, so why not use the data they monitor to detect mental illness and prevent suicide? http://www.thevocal.com.au/fight-mental-illness-with-google/ 9 comments privacy
- Facebook, Google and Microsoft want to show users just how much the federal government requests access to data. The actions are attempts to save face on the privacy front following reports of the PRISM program http://gigaom.com/2013/06/11/google-facebook-microsoft-seek-privacy-points-by-asking-permission-to-disclose-data-requests/ 3 comments technology
- The EFF, ACLU, EPIC, and more than a dozen other privacy and rights groups, are calling on the U.S. government to stop the "unprecedented lobbying campaign" over the proposed changes to EU data protection and privacy laws. http://www.zdnet.com/privacy-groups-call-on-u-s-government-to-stop-lobbying-against-eu-data-law-changes-7000010721/ 5 comments technology
- Austrian student challenges Facebook's use of personal data: Max Schrems contends that Facebook collects too much information on its users, keeps it too long and uses it for purposes that violate European privacy laws http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/austrian-student-challenges-facebooks-use-of-personal-data-8219155.html 7 comments privacy