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ChatGPT Is a Privacy Disaster Waiting To Happen

Posted on Feb 8, 2023 by Glyn Moody

To say that the AI-based chatbot ChatGPT is making headlines around the world would be something of an understatement. Every day, people are finding new ways to apply its amazing…

Categories: Announcements, General Privacy News, Online Privacy, Social Media

UK Government Is Engaged in Large-Scale Surveillance of Social Media

Posted on Feb 1, 2023 by Glyn Moody

New US And EU Laws Bring Risks To Privacy The UK civil rights group Big Brother Watch has published a major new document about the UK government's surveillance of social…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments, Online Privacy, Social Media, Surveillance

EU to Use ePrivacy and GDPR to Tackle Illegal Cookie Walls

Posted on Jan 31, 2023 by Glyn Moody

One of the biggest criticisms of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is that it has led to a plague of annoying pop-ups and Web pages requesting permission to…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments, Online Privacy, Social Media

Meta’s Lawsuit Against NSO Goes Forward – The Fight Against NSO Spyware Gains Strength

Posted on Jan 20, 2023 by Glyn Moody

The murky world of government spyware has never been the same after the Pegasus Project leaked in July 2021 a list of over 50,000 phone numbers believed to be people…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Governments, Online Privacy, Social Media, Surveillance

Can Websites & Apps Track Your Phone?

Posted on Jan 12, 2023 by Kristin Hassel

It’s easier than ever for websites and apps to track your phone. You may not know it, but your phone contains information specifically designed to help third parties track you.…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News

Meta’s Tracking Woes Confirmed As It Intensifies Its Battle For Control Of The EU’s GDPR

Posted on Jan 12, 2023 by Glyn Moody

In December 2022, we discussed the leak of an important ruling by EU privacy regulators regarding Meta's micro-targeted advertising, a system entirely based on constant online surveillance. The two parts…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments, Social Media, Surveillance

How to Get Secure Wi-Fi While Traveling

Posted on Jan 6, 2023 by Jai Reider

Is it worth the effort to secure your internet connection while traveling? Couldn't you just hop onto a free public Wi-Fi connection? You could — but you’d be putting yourself…

Categories: General Privacy News

Biometric Data Is a Disaster For Your Privacy – And It May Already Be Used Against You

Posted on Jan 5, 2023 by Glyn Moody

We've written many times on the PIA blog about the increasing use of biometric systems as a way of establishing identity and controlling access. Biometrics being used in this way…

Categories: General Privacy News, Online Privacy, Surveillance

Apple Updates: Better iCloud Security

Posted on Dec 20, 2022 by Glyn Moody

Apple has made two important announcements that will enhance privacy for its users, and that could have important beneficial knock-on effects around the world: Wired reported that Apple has dropped…

Categories: Cybersecurity, Encryption, General Privacy News, Online Privacy, Social Media

Will GDPR’s Win Against Facebook Change Advertising?

Posted on Dec 9, 2022 by Glyn Moody

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,…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments, Online Privacy, Social Media, Surveillance
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