A Firefox system add-on called telemetry-coverage may still be sending your IP address data to Mozilla even if you explicitly turn off telemetry data - which has privacy implications most…
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…
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 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…
Wacom drawing tablets have a dirty little secret - they are likely tracking the name and time of every app you're opening - and sending that information to Google. The…
A couple of weeks ago, a story in the New York Times put facial recognition, and the serious problems it raises, firmly into the mainstream. It concerned the start-up Clearview…
I was preparing to do something for Data Privacy Day on January 28th, when I discovered something truly alarming... This year and every year since 2007, Data Privacy Day is…
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), the EU's top court, has played a key role in protecting privacy in the digital age, in Europe and beyond. In…
The majority of Americans are concerned about how their data is used by companies and the government. This is based on a research study by Pew released in late 2019.…
As you walk down the street, it’s hard to imagine that your privacy could be violated by the street light above you - but in San Diego, California, this nightmare…