We know what you did during lockdown is a short fiction film by…
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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A short film on giving up privacy, for better or worse
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When you don’t own your face
For The New York Times, Kashmir Hill describes the implications of facial recognition…
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Public agencies using facial recognition software without oversight
An anonymous source supplied BuzzFeed News with usage data from Clearview AI, the…
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Tracking Capitol rioters through their mobile phone data
For NYT Opinion, Charlie Warzel and Stuart A. Thompson returned to the topic…
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U.S. military buys location data from apps
Joseph Cox, reporting for Motherboard:
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Student surveillance and online proctoring
To combat cheating during online exams, many schools have utilized services that try…
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Blacklight, a tool to see how the websites you visit are tracking you
Companies are tracking what you do online. You know this. But it can…
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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:
Then there’s Cuebiq, which collected location data through its… -
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…