Monthly Shaarli
December, 2019
iFixit tests Fairphone 3 repairability and after the teardown, the repair specialists gave the socially-responsible phone a perfect 10.
Vox has a pretty typical privacy policy. That doesn’t make it great.
The apps and companies profiting from your every movement.
Researchers said the profiles, linked to the Epoch Media Group, used photos generated by artificial intelligence in a preview of an “eerie, tech-enabled future of disinformation.”
How tracking pixels work
What we learned from the spy in your pocket.
Computer scientists have developed an algorithm that can pick out almost any American in databases supposedly stripped of personal information.
Platform has option to make messages automatically disappear after set time period
I did a detailed privacy check of the app TikTok and its corresponding website. Multiple law infringements, trust, transparency and data protection breaches were found.I provide all technical an
The majority of the police forces that answered questions by AlgorithmWatch said they use or plan to introduce face recognition. Use cases vary greatly across countries, but almost all have in common their lack of transparency.
Starring Ring doorbells, Alexa gadgets, and Blink cameras.
Exclusive: The exposed database was left unprotected without a password. None of the data was encrypted.
It's time to shed light on the technical methods and business practices behind third-party tracking. For journalists, policy makers, and concerned consumers, this paper will demystify the fundamentals of third-party tracking, explain the scope of the problem, and suggest ways for users and legislation to fight back against the status quo.
Whistleblower tells Guardian of growing alarm over secret transfer of medical history data, which can be accessed by Google staff
ToTok, an Emirati messaging app that has been downloaded to millions of phones, is the latest escalation of a digital arms race.
The New York Times is launching an ongoing examination of privacy. We’ll dig into the ideas, history and future of how our information navigates the digital ecosystem and what’s at stake.
Facebook told two senators why it tracks users' locations even when their tracking services are turned off.
Purchasing devices that constantly monitor, track and record us for convenience or a sense of safety is laying the foundation for an oppressive future.
DNA-test firm 23andMe to share customer gene data with drug co. GlaxoSmithKline for $300 million. Privacy advocates sad but not surprised.
Facebook finally did the thing it always said it wasn't going to do. We're shocked. Shocked, we say. ...
Face au duopole de Google et d’Apple sur les systèmes d’exploitation mobiles, ce Normand développe «/e/», un système d’exploitation affranchi des Gafam.
Two years ago, Apple launched an aggressive battle against ads that track users across the web. Today executives in the online publishing and advertising industries say that effort has been stunningly effective—posing a problem for advertisers looking to reach affluent consumers.Since Apple ...
As governments and companies invest more in security networks, hundreds of millions more surveillance cameras will be watching the world in 2021, mostly in China, according to a new report.
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This talk investigates the business of fake likes and fake accounts: In a world, where the number of followers, likes, shares and views a...
Facebook has faced a barrage of concern over an apparent bug that resulted in the social media giant’s iPhone app exposing the camera as users scroll through their feed. A tweet over the weekend blew up after Joshua Maddux tweeted a screen recording of the Facebook app on his iPhone. He notic…
You protest, they watch.
EDITORS NOTE: Meet Carolina Chaney. Take a good look at her Facebook profile photo. Maybe she looks like your kid's math teacher or your doctor. Privacy settings block us
Ring lacks basic security features, making it easy for hackers to turn the company's cameras against its customers.
Facebook learns about what users are buying in order to serve them ads that reflect what they're likely to spend money on.
The German Federal Office for Information Security has created a detailed analysis of the software Truecrypt in 2010. The results ended up in the drawer, the public was not
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How to keep your devices safe when you park at a trailhead
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Hackers can also take control of unsecured smart TVs and use them as a bridgehead to access your router and form their get into your computer or smartphone, the Oregon FBI warned.