Popular smartphone apps contain hidden trackers that can secretly monitor everything you do, researchers have found. These apps include Uber, Tinder, Skype, Twitter, Spotify and Snapchat, though it’s likely that this is the case for many, many more programs.People “should be alarmed by the data” say the researchers, from Yale University’s Privacy Lab and app […]
Uber, Tinder, Snapchat, Twitter Other Top Apps Include Trackers That Secretly Watch Everything Users Do…
CFPB’s ‘NSA-Like’ Surveillance in Limbo with Leadership Tussle…
The fight for control of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau may have significant effects on the bureau’s mass acquisition of private financial records, according to privacy advocates. The CFPB pools vast quantities of data for research purposes, including millions of people’s credit card records, which it says are anonymized, commercially available and tracked to help […]
Google Collects Android Users’ Locations Even When Location Services Are Disabled…
Many people realize that smartphones track their locations. But what if you actively turn off location services, haven’t used any apps, and haven’t even inserted a carrier SIM card? Even if you take all of those precautions, phones running Android software gather data about your location and send it back to Google when they’re connected […]
Verizon’s Latest Rewards Program Shares Gobs of Your Data…
Verizon has just fired up a new rewards program, but you might want to hold off if you’re concerned about your privacy. Brandon Robbins and other customers have noticed that enlisting in Up requires enrolling in a Verizon Selects personalized advertising program that tracks an extensive range of voluntary and automatic data: it’ll supply…
Google’s New Program to Track Shoppers Sparks a Federal Privacy Complaint…
A prominent privacy rights watchdog is asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate a new Google advertising program that ties consumers’ online behavior to their purchases in brick-and-mortar stores. The legal complaint from the Electronic Privacy Information Center, to be filed with the FTC on Monday, alleges that Google is newly gaining access…
Websites Found Collecting Data from Online Forms Even Before You Click Submit…
‘Do I really need to give this website so much about me?’ That’s exactly what I usually think after filling but before submitting a web form online asking for my personal details to continue. I am sure most of you would either close the whole tab or would edit already typed details (or filled up […]
How John Brennan’s CIA Became a Big Consumer of Unmasked Intelligence on Americans…
As former CIA Director John Brennan faces Congress anew on Tuesday, there is growing evidence the agency he oversaw has become one of the largest consumers of unmasked intelligence about Americans even though its charter prohibits it from spying on U.S. citizens. The CIA routinely searches data collected overseas on Americans by the National Security […]
Meet FlexiSpy, The Company Getting Rich Selling ‘Stalkerware’ to Jealous Lovers…
Atir Raihan likes to flash his cash. Bald, bulky Raihan poses in personal photos with fine wine and cheese next to his grey feathered fedora. In another, he parties with semi-naked escorts in a nightclub while sipping liquor. A white powder and a crumpled note appear in a third. Rio de Janeiro, Bangkok, New York: […]
The Massive Monopolies of Google, Facebook and Amazon, and Their Role in Destroying Privacy, Producing Inequality and Undermining Democracy…
Most of us are active on Facebook, use many of Google’s assets (search, YouTube, calendar) and get Amazon products dropped at our doorsteps. But have we ever stopped to think about the enormous impact these three companies have had on our lives and our society? Well, Jonathan Taplin has given it a lot of thought. […]
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