Editorial
Opinionated Stuff
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Sep- 2020 -14 September
The Social Dilemma is a Social Catastrophe
The Social Dilemma is a terrifying documentary about the toxic combination of social media and surveillance capitalism and how together…
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6 September
Apple iPhone Privacy
Apple released a fantastic new ad (above) recently, highlighting a little bit of what is happening to us all everyday—we’re…
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Apr- 2020 -15 April
On Apple/Google Contact Tracing
Shocking myself and perhaps others, I am supportive of the broad rollout and adoption of the Apple/Google Contact Tracing technology.…
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Mar- 2020 -23 March
Zoom’s features and policies concern privacy experts
Via Mashable The use of Zoom, a web video-conferencing tool, has skyrocketed as more and more of the U.S.’s workforce…
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Feb- 2020 -3 February
Is Alexa an Acceptable House Guest?
Voice assistants like Alexa raise obvious privacy concerns, and have since the moment after they were introduced and we got…
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Jan- 2020 -31 January
What Cambridge Analytica Can Teach Us About the 2020 Election
And how to protect yourself from potential influence As we head into the 2020 presidential election season, one thing is…
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Dec- 2019 -9 December
Should The Government Profit Off Our Private Data?
We have some thoughts on the matter. The California Department of Motor Vehicles has been making over $50 million in…
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Nov- 2019 -20 November
What the Apple Card means for consumer privacy
Updated March 25, 2020: We’ve updated this article (in italics) to reflect new changes Apple has announced to their Apple…
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20 November
What Amazon Did Wrong By Listening to Your Alexa Voice Commands
It’s not what you think Bloomberg’s exclusive report detailing how Amazon workers (both employees and contractors) were listening in on…
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18 November
Smart Cities Are Surveillance Cities
Many cities around the world are transforming into “smart cities” – a term that describes an urban area that uses…
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