The project, assigned to a Beijing-led team, would have involved accessing location data from some U.S. users’ devices without their knowledge or consent…
About Those Patriot Phones…
In this article, you are going to learn a lot that you may not have known about location tracking and cell phones (there’s also an easter egg at the end that is not a cell phone feature) and you’ll leave this post being much more aware of what’s going on the world as a result…
College Students Lash Out at Draconian COVID-19 Measures: Schools Enforce ‘Bio-Buttons,’ GPS Tracking, Restricting Off-Campus Travel and Threaten to Arrest Kids Who Refuse to Declare Their Vaccinated Status…
Colorado State University is threatening kids who don’t disclose their vaccine status that they’ll be arrested for trespassing…The University of Southern California won’t let kids drink water in class because they have to lower their masks…Oakland University in Michigan wanted to make students wear ‘bio buttons’ on campus…
Read This and You Won’t Click ‘I agree’ Ever Again. We’re Being Spied on by Phones, Computers, TVs, Cars–Even Doorbells…
Most of us know that our personal data is being collected, stored and analysed thanks to our relationship with our mobile phones, computers and the internet. But are we really aware of the full extent of the privacy invasions into our daily lives?…
Your Smart Vehicle is Recording Your Every Move…
Recent reports indicate that data gathered by automakers and tech companies could be the next front in the battle over digital privacy. In early January, companies at the CES 2020 displayed their plans for making use of the surprising amounts of data gathered by newer model vehicles. Amazon, Intel, Qualcomm, and Blackberry were among the […]
How to Stop Facebook, Apple and Google Tracking Your Every Move…
Technology companies have been pummeled by revelations about how poorly they protect their customers’ personal information, including an in-depth New York Times report detailing the ability of smartphone apps to track users’ locations. Some companies, most notably Apple, have begun promoting the fact that they sell products and services that safeguard consumer privacy. Smartphone users are never […]
The Business of Selling Your Location…
A New York Times investigation has found that the information being collected about us through apps on our smartphones is far more extensive than most of us imagine — or are aware we have consented to…
Big Brother on Wheels: Why Your Car Company May Know More About You Than Your Partner…
Daniel Dunn was about to sign a lease for a Honda Fit last year when a detail buried in the lengthy agreement caught his eye. Honda wanted to track the location of his vehicle, the contract stated, according to Dunn — a stipulation that struck the 69-year-old Temecula, Calif., retiree as a bit odd. But […]