data privacy
How One Company Collected Browsing Data Via Android Apps
“Not even Facebook” has this granularity of data, one employee of Ogury said in an email obtained by Motherboard.
Ontario Cops Can See Who’s Tested Positive for COVID-19, Rights Group Warns
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association called police access to coronavirus data an "extreme invasion of privacy," and are now asking the Ontario solicitor general to justify the move.
Phone Operators Are Really Worried About the Indian Government Asking for Call Records of All Their Users
Telecom operators smell something fishy in this unusual request, which could also flout the 2013 telecom guidelines.
The True Story of How Your Data Was Stolen to Fix Elections
VICE speaks to the directors of 'The Great Hack', a new Netflix documentary about the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Your Future Doctor Could Monitor Your Facebook Posts for Disease
Medical providers could soon use your social media to predict diseases from depression to diabetes, sparking questions of data privacy.
Health Apps Can Share Your Data Everywhere, New Study Shows
A study tested two dozen medicine apps to find out how and where they're sharing your personal data.
British lawmakers just called Facebook "digital gangsters"
"Even if Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t believe he is accountable to the U.K. Parliament, he is to the billions of Facebook users across the world.”
Shady Data Brokers Are Selling Online Dating Profiles by the Millions
Tactical Tech and artist Joana Moll bought one million dating profiles for $153.
Lawsuit Claims the ACT Sells Students’ Disability Data to Colleges
They claim that the personal data sold could sway colleges’ admission and financial aid decisions.
Why I Took Legal Action Against Cambridge Analytica
If I win, I can show the world a voter file with 5,000 data points the company compiled. I can show others where that information came from, how to request the information for yourself, and how to opt-out. If I win, everybody wins.
WHATIS Going to Happen With WHOIS?
A new European data privacy law and official internet policy are about to conflict with each other.
Apple Health Data Is Being Used as Evidence in a Rape and Murder Investigation
German authorities cracked a man's iPhone and found out what he was up to.