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  • Jan 31, 2024 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Online Privacy, Social Media, Surveillance,

How Massive Server-to-Server Data Transfers Represent a Hidden Threat to Privacy

It’s well known that we are routinely tracked whenever we use the internet. Most people also understand that the primary business model online is surveillance advertising, whereby huge quantities of personal data are collected and aggregated in order to provide information for highly targeted digital advertising. While those facts are common knowledge, we still lack … Continue reading “How Massive Server-to-Server Data Transfers Represent a Hidden Threat to Privacy”

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  • Nov 24, 2023 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • Censorship, General Privacy News, Governments, Online Privacy, Online Security, Social Media, Surveillance,

EFF Agrees: Protecting Privacy Is the Best Way to Address the Internet’s Biggest Problems

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is probably the best-known organization that’s fighting for digital rights. It’s just released a new report with a title that’s certain to interest the readers of this blog. Privacy First: A Better Way to Address Online Harms offers a wide-ranging look at some of the key problems in the online … Continue reading “EFF Agrees: Protecting Privacy Is the Best Way to Address the Internet’s Biggest Problems”

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  • Nov 2, 2023 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Online Privacy, Social Media, Surveillance,

Meta Offers Ad-Free Subscriptions in EU, but Is Banned from Using Behavioral Advertising without Consent

One of the most important and longest-running privacy battles has been taking place over Meta’s use of behavioral ads on Facebook and Instagram. As we shared back in August, the end seems to be close for surveillance advertising in the EU, with Meta announcing that it will seek user consent for behavioral ads. A big … Continue reading “Meta Offers Ad-Free Subscriptions in EU, but Is Banned from Using Behavioral Advertising without Consent”

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  • Aug 31, 2023 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • Censorship, General Privacy News, Governments, Online Privacy, Social Media, Surveillance,

What Does the EU’s Far-Reaching New Digital Services Act Mean for Privacy Worldwide?

The Digital Services Act (DSA) is a major new EU law with the potential to be as influential globally as the 2016 General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It aims to end the current era of weak self-regulation, and to force companies to actively tackle some of the internet’s more harmful aspects. It includes rules to ensure … Continue reading “What Does the EU’s Far-Reaching New Digital Services Act Mean for Privacy Worldwide?”

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  • Aug 4, 2023 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Online Privacy, Social Media,

The Beginning of the End for Surveillance Advertising: Meta Will Seek User Consent for Behavioral Ads in Europe

In a surprise move, Meta has announced its intention to change the legal basis used to process certain data for behavioural advertising for people in the EU, EEA, and Switzerland from ‘Legitimate Interests’ to ‘Consent.’ This means that Meta users in these regions will be asked to choose whether or not they want to see … Continue reading “The Beginning of the End for Surveillance Advertising: Meta Will Seek User Consent for Behavioral Ads in Europe”

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  • Dec 9, 2022 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Online Privacy, Social Media, Surveillance,

Will GDPR’s Win Against Facebook Change Advertising?

We’ve just written about the mounting problems for Facebook and its parent company Meta. And to that list of issues can be added another one, potentially the biggest so far, since it goes to the heart of the business model used by Meta for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp: micro-targeted advertising based on constant online surveillance. … Continue reading “Will GDPR’s Win Against Facebook Change Advertising?”

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