This is where workplace surveillance leads: towards algorithmic, automated management
A couple of years ago, Privacy News Online wrote about a new kind of surveillance, taking place in the workplace. The aim of these systems back then was to keep…
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New study quantifies how much Americans value their private information: about $3.50
A new study by the Technology Policy Institute (TPI) has identified how much money a Facebook user would want to be paid in exchange for having their contact information shared…
Domestic phone surveillance program from the Patriot Act may finally see the grave
The Patriot Act was passed in the protectionist aftermath of 9/11, where the government decided to spy on its own citizens phone records under the guise of protecting against terrorism.…
The enemy within: welcome to the Internet of gaslighting
Two and a half years ago, this blog warned about the Internet of "listening, eavesdropping, spying things" that were starting to become more popular. Today, smart speakers are found in…
Many WhatsApp private groups are indexed in Google and open to the public
Many WhatsApp private groups were left exposed on the open web due to a privacy-ignoring configuration error by Facebook’s WhatsApp. The discovery was made by Jordan Wilson, a journalist for…
Freedom of speech, surveillance and privacy in the time of coronavirus
The situation concerning the Covid-19 coronavirus is serious, although it is not yet clear whether it will develop into a pandemic affecting billions of people worldwide. The story so far…
ISPs sue Maine; claim their First Amendment right to free speech allows them to sell your internet history
Internet service providers (ISPs) are taking the state of Maine to court over an internet privacy law that the ISPs do not want to follow. The lawsuit was first reported…
The Indian government is reportedly cracking down on VPN usage in Jammu & Kashmir
Safwat Zargar described the situation on the ground in Jammu & Kashmir in an article on Scroll.in, highlighting that the government is taking drastic new steps to limit internet access.…
The Private Internet Access Android app is being open sourced
Private Internet Access (PIA) is open sourcing its Android VPN app and dependencies code to the public as part of its commitment to open sourcing all clients in the name…
What happens to privacy when China has personal data and the social graph of nearly everyone in the US?
The speech by US Attorney General William P. Barr hardly seems earth-shattering. But buried within its business-like announcement of the indictment of four Chinese military hackers, there is the following…