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  • Nov 23, 2023 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Online Privacy, Online Security, Social Media, Surveillance,

Real-Time Bidding Is Bad for Your Privacy and a Serious Threat to National Security

It’s extraordinary to think that it’s been six years since this blog started warning readers about real-time bidding (RTB), the system behind most online ads. In the few hundredths of a second after you click a link on most site, the blank advertising slots are put up for an automated auction among potential advertisers. In … Continue reading “Real-Time Bidding Is Bad for Your Privacy and a Serious Threat to National Security”

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  • Feb 13, 2020 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Governments,

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 statement, which has huge implications for privacy: For years, we have witnessed China’s voracious appetite for the personal data of Americans, including the theft of … Continue reading “What happens to privacy when China has personal data and the social graph of nearly everyone in the US?”

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