Companies are tracking what you do online. You know this. But it can…
privacy
When data is flowing, it’s important we keep watch on who has access to our identities, activities, and the things and people we love.
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Blacklight, a tool to see how the websites you visit are tracking you
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Randomization to preserve anonymity
Adam Pearce and Ellen Jiang for Google’s PAIR, explain how granular data can…
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Hidden trackers on your phone
Sara Morrison for Recode:
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Protecting your mobile data and privacy while at a protest
Maddy Varner reporting for The Markup:
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Privacy algorithm could lead to Census undercount of small towns
To increase anonymity in the Census records, the bureau is testing an algorithm…
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To get your personal data, provide more personal data
File another one under the sounds-good-on-paper-but-really-challenging-in-practice. Kashmir Hill, for The New York Times,…
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One leaked file, the location of 12 million smartphones
A file leaked to The New York Times contained location traces of 12…
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Amazon stores voice recordings indefinitely
Alfred Ng for CNET:
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Readability of privacy policies for big tech companies
For The New York Times, Kevin Litman-Navarro plotted the length and readability of…
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Facial recognition machine for $60
For The New York Times, Sahil Chinoy on privacy and how easy it…
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Build a parasite to block your digital assistant
Digital assistants offer convenience, but they also offer continuous surveillance, and it’s not…
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Apps gather your location and then sell the data
The New York Times takes a closer look at the data that apps…
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Reduced privacy risk in exchange for accuracy in the Census count
Mark Hansen for The Upshot describes the search for balance between individual privacy…
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Millions of internet-connected TVs track viewing habits
Sapna Maheshwari for The New York Times on Samba TV software running on…
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When surveillance turns into stalking
Many surveillance apps cater to parents who want to keep tabs on their…
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Every document copy stored on used digital photocopiers
CBS News picked up four used photocopiers and looked at the hard drives.…
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Facebook logs calls and text messages
Woo. Woo. Alex Hern reporting for The Guardian:
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What Facebook and Google know about you
Facebook and Google (among other companies) know a lot about you through the…
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Steve Jobs on data privacy
From 2010, Steve Jobs on data privacy:…
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Predictive policing algorithms used secretly in New Orleans
False positives. Over-policing. Bias. This isn’t stuff you just mess around with.
