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Tech companies say consumers prefer being shown ads that are relevant to them. But a professor’s research shows they trade data for those ads not because of convenience but resignation.
Thousands of people trusted Blind, an app-based “anonymous social network,” as a safe way to reveal malfeasance, wrongdoing and improper conduct at their companies. But Blind left one of its database servers exposed without a password, making it possible (for anyone who knew where to look) to access each user’s account information and identify would-be […]
Some apps do more harm than good. And “free” apps often come with hidden costs. These tenets hold as true for education apps as they do for those in ...
FFS FACEBOOK
Takes on the "but it's conVEEEEEEEEEnient!" argument head-on.
Our laws offer students very little protection against the wiles of the technology industry.
Another day, another tech company being disingenuous about its privacy practices. This time it’s Microsoft, after it was discovered that Windows 10 continues to track users’ activity even after they’ve disabled the activity-tracking option in their Windows 10 settings.
Not a bad introductory reading.
Hundreds of apps can follow your movements and share the details with advertisers, retailers and even hedge funds. Here’s how to limit the snooping.
Privacy professionals find themselves in an age where data ethics have become part of the global conversation, receiving unprecedented attention worldwide. Just
Solid history and context.
DuckDuckGo says you can go right ahead and log out of Google, then enter private browsing mode, but you’ll still see tailored search results.
Guaranteeing people’s confidentiality has become more of a challenge, but some scholars worry that the new system will impede research.
2012, "privacy nihilism," phrase coiner possibly Eva Galperin of EFF.
Possibly origin of "privacy nihilism" phrase.