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Retailers collect your data and sell it to advertisers
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December 7, 2020
Retailers collect your data and sell it to advertisers
Retailers are increasingly finding new ways to collect customers’ data, so much so that they’re monetizing it by selling it…
Spotify acquires new company to improve advertising and tracking capabilities
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November 12, 2020
Spotify acquires new company to improve advertising and tracking capabilities
Via Gizmodo Spotify recently announced they would acquire Megaphone, a podcast advertising platform that collects huge amounts of data on…
Porn Sites are Tracking You
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October 8, 2020
Porn Sites are Tracking You
Via SAGE Journal New original research shows how nearly all porn websites track their users in ways that may reveal…
What Is A Tracker Blocker? (AKA: Content Blocker)
Explainers
August 28, 2020
What Is A Tracker Blocker? (AKA: Content Blocker)
When you view a web page or download any content from apps, you’re not always getting back or seeing one…
TikTok secretly collected MAC addresses from Android Devices
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August 13, 2020
TikTok secretly collected MAC addresses from Android Devices
Via The Wall Street Journal Security researchers have discovered that until late last year, TikTok was secretly collecting MAC addresses…
Google is sued for tracking users browsing in Incognito Mode
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June 4, 2020
Google is sued for tracking users browsing in Incognito Mode
Via CNET The US District Court for the Northern District of California has filed a lawsuit against Google for violating…
Facebook Buys Giphy – Will It Affect Your Privacy?
Articles
May 28, 2020
Facebook Buys Giphy – Will It Affect Your Privacy?
If you haven’t heard the news yet, Facebook is buying Giphy for $400M. We don’t have to explain Facebook to…
Facebook will buy Giphy for $400M
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May 19, 2020
Facebook will buy Giphy for $400M
Via Axios Facebook has announced that it will buy the popular gif-sharing platform, Giphy, for $400M. Facebook plans to integrate…
On Apple/Google Contact Tracing
Articles
April 15, 2020
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.…
US may use surveillance tools to combat coronavirus
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March 20, 2020
US may use surveillance tools to combat coronavirus
Via The New York Times In order to better control and measure the spread of coronavirus, the U.S. government is…