Will GDPR’s Win Against Facebook Change Advertising?
We've just written about the mounting problems for Facebook and its parent company Meta. And to that list of issues can be added another one, potentially the biggest so far,…
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Official FIFA World Cup Apps Raise Privacy Concerns
As the 2022 Football World Cup kicks into high gear, privacy experts have raised the alarm over the two apps required to attend the World Cup festivities — the official…
What I Learned About Privacy Laws in the US
US privacy laws in the world are improving constantly, but online privacy is still in its infancy. Despite the new legislation, Federal laws remain vague and State leaders have taken…
Should We Be Worried About Doorstep Surveillance – How Surveillance Is Changing Us & Society
Surveillance used to be something that spies did to a few high-value targets using absurdly expensive pieces of specialized equipment. The arrival of the Internet as a mass medium changed…
Politicians Still Underestimate Smart Cars’ Threat to Privacy
It was three years ago that we blog wrote about the privacy problems raised by "smartphones on wheels" – the fact that today's vehicles contain powerful computer systems and a…
Real-Time Bidding is Bad for Privacy and Promotes Disinformation
The PIA blog spends a lot of time discussing advertising, which might seem strange. But the sad fact is that today's online advertising model represents the most serious continuing assault…
The EU Is Tackling a Serious Problem with the Wrong Approach: Real-Time Mass Surveillance
One of the most serious new threats to online privacy is currently working its way through the European Union's legislative system. No decent person can be against a regulation "laying…
Will Biden’s New EU-US Data Privacy Framework Pass Legal Muster?
President Biden hopes that it's third time lucky for the new EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF), implemented last week with an Executive Order (EO) on "Enhancing Safeguards for the United…
White House “Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights” – Big Boost for Privacy or More of The Same?
The White House has taken a major step towards codifying key rights in the age of artificial intelligence (AI) with the release of its "Blueprint for an AI Bill of…
Burgeoning Mass Surveillance in the US by Police, Immigration, Customs, and Military
A couple of weeks ago, the PIA blog had a long and detailed post about Fog Reveal. Long story short, Fog Reveal provides law enforcement with easy and often warrantless…