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Apple explains location seeking behavior on iPhone 11 Pro

Posted on Dec 9, 2019 by Caleb Chen

Apple has released a detailed explanation of the privacy invading location seeking behavior observed on the iPhone 11 Pro by security researcher Brian Krebs. Privacy Online News first reported on…

Categories: News, Privacy, Security

Roll-out of facial recognition by governments around the world accelerates as privacy experts sound the alarm

Posted on Dec 5, 2019 by Glyn Moody

A year ago, this blog wrote about the spread of facial recognition systems, and the danger they represent to privacy. Since then, the roll-out has accelerated, as the technology becomes…

Categories: Governments, News, Privacy

iPhone 11 Pro phones home with user location even when told not to

Posted on Dec 4, 2019 by Caleb Chen

*** UPDATE:  Apple explains location seeking behavior on iPhone 11 Pro  *** Security researcher Brian Krebs recently showed that the iPhone 11 Pro tracks users’ location even when explicitly told…

Categories: News, Privacy, Security

Google’s “smart city” in Toronto: what it wanted, what it will now get – and why it’s still problematic for privacy

Posted on Nov 30, 2019 by Glyn Moody

Earlier this year, Privacy News Online wrote about the latest news concerning plans to create a model "smart city" on Toronto's waterfront. The company involved, Sidewalk Labs, is part of…

Categories: Governments, News, Privacy

EU’s ePrivacy regulation is being subverted by publishers who want their “right” to use tracking cookies enshrined in law

Posted on Nov 25, 2019 by Glyn Moody

Last year, Privacy News Online wrote about the important EU ePrivacy legislation. As that noted, it was moving through the EU's legislative process slowly because of massive lobbying against the…

Categories: Governments, News, Privacy

At last, some good news for privacy: signs that micro-targeted advertising may be on the way out

Posted on Nov 15, 2019 by Glyn Moody

At the beginning of this year Privacy News Online wrote about how people were waking up to the dangers of micro-targeted advertising. Despite that, nothing much happened – until now.…

Categories: News, Privacy

Introducing Private.sh: A search engine that cryptographically protects your privacy

Posted on Nov 14, 2019 by Private Internet Access Research Team

Private.sh is a new private search engine that uses cryptography to ensure that your search history cannot be tracked by anyone - even us. Private.sh comes from the same privacy…

Categories: Announcements, News, Privacy

Federal court rules that the Fourth Amendment protects your laptops and smartphones from suspicionless searches at the border

Posted on Nov 13, 2019 by Caleb Chen

A federal court in Boston has ruled that suspicionless searches of the smartphones and laptops of travelers violates the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)…

Categories: Governments, News, Privacy

Google, Facebook and many others are coming for your health data: watch out for your privacy

Posted on Nov 7, 2019 by Glyn Moody

Last week, Google announced that it would be buying Fitbit, valuing the 12-year-old company at $2.1 billion. Many have seen this as an attempt to boost Google's position in the…

Categories: Governments, News, Privacy

Australia proposed using facial recognition technology for online gambling and pornography age verification

Posted on Nov 4, 2019 by Caleb Chen

The Australian government’s Department of Home Affairs has proposed using facial recognition for online age verification for pornography and gambling websites visited by Australians as an update to Australia’s National…

Categories: Governments, News, Privacy
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