privacy
Citizen App Doxes Billie Eilish’s Family Home to Tens of Thousands of People
A push notification informed users of the exact location of an alleged break-in, plus copious shaky video uploaded by Citizen users.
‘NO’: Grad Students Analyze, Hack, and Remove Under-Desk Surveillance Devices Designed to Track Them
In October, the university quietly introduced heat sensors under desk without notifying students or seeking their consent. Students removed the devices, hacked them, and were able to force the university to stop its surveillance.
How People Have Sex When They Can’t Afford to ‘Get a Room’
“They timed their orgasms to whenever a passenger train passed by so no one could hear them. That one-minute window was all they had.”
Hundreds of Cops Caught Snooping on Woman After She Was Filmed Having Sex on Balcony
Some officers even took photos and shared them in WhatsApp groups.
ID.me Lied About Its Facial Recognition Tech, Congress Says
The identity software delayed Americans from getting unemployment checks during a critical period of the pandemic.
SF Mayor 'Wallpapered Over' Privacy Concerns About Police Access to Live Surveillance Cameras, Docs Show
While privacy groups sounded the alarm, SF Police lobbied for the policy and distributed talking points members of the public read aloud at a hearing.
Big Meat Companies Want to Use Smartwatches to Track Workers’ Every Move
As more companies seek to monitor workers, unions are beginning to push back, citing privacy and safety concerns.
After Uvalde, Texas Public Schools Send Home DNA Kits For Kids
It’s the first program of its kind since the deadly mass-shooting. Security experts worry it sends families the wrong message.
SafeGraph to Close Digital Shop That Sold Abortion Clinic Location Data
Motherboard previously revealed that SafeGraph was selling location data related to visits to Planned Parenthood facilities.
Couple Who Rents Cars Brags About Tracking Customers on TikTok
Privacy activists are decrying a couple who use TikTok to show how they track people who rented their cars on the car-sharing app Turo.
China Is Harvesting DNA From Thousands of Tibetans
The biometric database could be used to deepen social control, researchers warn.