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This Simple Tool Will Help You See What Websites Know About You
JustGetMyData walks you through the often complicated process of retrieving your data from sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Amazon.
LexisNexis to Pay $5 Million Class Action Settlement for Selling DMV Data
LexisNexis had taken data from DMVs and then resold it to other organizations that did not have a legally permissible use for the information, the complaint said.
Buyers Abused DMV Data, California DMV Says
"On the whole, driver’s license data ends up in too many hands which increases the risk of personal information being abused."
China has Been Doing ‘Mass Surveillance’ on Millions of Citizens in US, UK, Australia and India
A database of 2.4 million personal details has been leaked. Experts are calling it "frightening".
This Platform Is Crowdsourcing Information To Visualise How COVID-19 Has Impacted the World
Covid Measures is a citizens’ tracker of governmental measures, guidelines, and human impact of coronavirus with a presence in more than 140 countries globally.
California DMV Is Selling Drivers' Data to Private Investigators
An internal document obtained by Motherboard lists the commercial requesters for California DMV data.
Lawmakers Ask California DMV How It Makes $50 Million a Year Selling Drivers' Data
Motherboard previously revealed the California DMV was making tens of millions of dollars a year by selling personal data.
This New Website Lets You Track COVID-19 Data in Your County
A new website provides up-to-date data regarding COVID-19 broken down by county. Users can also construct a four-month projection of active cases factoring in different levels of social distancing.
Coronavirus Data Briefly Disappeared From the CDC’s Public Website
It's only been one day since hospitals were ordered to send coronavirus data to the Trump administration rather than the CDC.
Indian Employers Are Using the Pandemic as an Excuse to Surveil Their Workers Even More
"It feels like bonded labour more than ever."
Happn, Universal and Other Brands Accused of Misusing Data to Advertise On Facebook
An investigation by Privacy International showed that some companies are advertising on Facebook using the data of people they have never interacted with.
'Missing’ COVID Deaths Raise Questions About India’s Tracking of the Outbreak
Government officials say the discrepancy in COVID-19 deaths can be easily resolved. But activists and experts say this is just the tip of the iceberg.