Tag: apps

Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: March 19, 2021

Featured: Privacy News Online – Week of March 19th, 2021 Algorithmic bias: how automated decision making has become an assault on privacy An automated decision-making system was employed in The Netherlands to detect people who are likely to commit benefit fraud. The system could cross-reference data about work, fines, penalties, taxes, properties, housing, education, retirement, … Continue reading “Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: March 19, 2021”

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  • Nov 2, 2020 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • Censorship, General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

Abusive surveillance in the name of public health is a widespread problem around the world, new report says

When Privacy News Online first wrote about Covid-19, in February, we noted that it would touch on key concerns of this blog: freedom of speech, surveillance and privacy. Already by March, it was becoming clear that the actions taken by governments to deal with the pandemic posed a serious threat in that regard. Since then, … Continue reading “Abusive surveillance in the name of public health is a widespread problem around the world, new report says”

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  • Sep 13, 2019 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Social Media, Surveillance,

Should apps share details of women’s menstruation and sex lives with Facebook and other sites? Some already do

Back in January, Privacy News Online wrote about some important research from Privacy International. It found that 61% of the Android apps it investigated automatically transfer data to Facebook the moment a user opens them. This happens whether or not people have a Facebook account, and regardless of whether they are logged into Facebook or … Continue reading “Should apps share details of women’s menstruation and sex lives with Facebook and other sites? Some already do”

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How to Review Permissions Given to Your Mobile Apps

If you are anything like millions of other mobile device users, you probably spend most of your time using apps. Recent studies have shown that, on average, we spend a little over three hours each day interacting with mobile apps. Mobile apps can be used for just about everything, from checking the news to playing … Continue reading “How to Review Permissions Given to Your Mobile Apps”

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