Tag: Facebook
  • Apr 9, 2021 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Social Media,

What the Great Personal Data Leak of 2021 tells us about Facebook, the GDPR, and privacy

By now, many people will have heard about the appearance of 533,000,000 Facebook records online, first revealed in a tweet by Alon Gal at the weekend. You can find out whether you are one of the unlucky ones using the excellent free site, Have I Been Pwned, which has now added the latest Facebook account … Continue reading “What the Great Personal Data Leak of 2021 tells us about Facebook, the GDPR, and privacy”

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Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: April 9, 2021

Featured: Privacy News Online – Week of April 9th, 2021 Workplace surveillance is entering our homes and driving through our streets Surveillance in the workplace is nothing new, but there are far more people working in places where other people may be in view and have their privacy unjustly compromised. One great example is the … Continue reading “Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: April 9, 2021”

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  • Apr 5, 2021 |
  • Chris Miller |
  • General Privacy News, Social Media,

ACLU shares user data with Facebook and friends

The American Civil Liberties Union, or ACLU or short, is a regular critic of Facebook for its many privacy failures over the years. Yet, a recent update to its privacy statement reveals that they may share your personal information with Facebook if you use their website: we may share your personal information with communications platforms, … Continue reading “ACLU shares user data with Facebook and friends”

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  • Mar 25, 2021 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Social Media, Surveillance,

Everything you wanted to know about “surveillance advertising” – and how to avoid it

In the four years since Privacy News Online first wrote about corporate surveillance as the principal business model for much of the Internet, the practice has become a mainstream concern. People and politicians are now aware of the dangers of both micro-targeted advertising and the real-time bidding that goes with it. Reflecting the broad-based resistance … Continue reading “Everything you wanted to know about “surveillance advertising” – and how to avoid it”

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Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: March 5, 2021

Featured: Privacy News Online – Week of March 5th, 2021 Judge rules that California can continue with its net neutrality law Californians first passed their net neutrality law, SB 822, back in 2018 after the FCC repealed net neutrality laws for the entire country. Since 2018, internet service providers and various lobbying groups have been … Continue reading “Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: March 5, 2021”

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  • Feb 22, 2021 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • General Privacy News,

WhatsApp will eventually delete your account if you don’t accept new privacy policy

WhatsApp has confirmed that users that don’t accept their controversial new privacy policy will eventually have their accounts deleted. The new privacy policy’s roll out has been delayed from February until May 15th. After the Ides of May, WhatsApp users that haven’t accepted the privacy policy will no longer be able to send or receive … Continue reading “WhatsApp will eventually delete your account if you don’t accept new privacy policy”

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  • Feb 6, 2021 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Social Media, Surveillance,

Time to get rid of pervasive online ad tracking once and for all: the alternative is simple, effective, and fully respects privacy

This blog has been pointing out for years the fundamental incompatibility between privacy and the current online advertising model. Today, most Web sites seek to gather as much personal information about visitors as possible, and then sell advertisers access based on people’s data. Until recently, there has been little effort to change that system. The … Continue reading “Time to get rid of pervasive online ad tracking once and for all: the alternative is simple, effective, and fully respects privacy”

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  • Feb 1, 2021 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • Encryption, General Privacy News, Governments, Social Media,

UK Police Chief falsely claims that end to end encrypted messaging “puts lives at risk”

The Metropolitan Police in the United Kingdom (UK) really really don’t want Facebook to bring end to end encryption to Facebook Messenger and Instagram. In fact, a police chief went so far as to say that offering end to end encryption would “’unequivocally put lives at risk.” The words were uttered by Detective Chief Superintendent … Continue reading “UK Police Chief falsely claims that end to end encrypted messaging “puts lives at risk””

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  • Jan 19, 2021 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Social Media,

Is the GDPR finally going to get some teeth?

The GDPR is a powerful, far-reaching piece of legislation, but one whose full potential the EU data protection authorities have so far failed to realize. Research from DLA Piper shows that fines totalling 272.5 million euros (about $332.4 million) have been imposed since the GDPR came into operation in May 2018. Given the size of … Continue reading “Is the GDPR finally going to get some teeth?”

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Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: January 15, 2021

Featured: Privacy News Online – Week of January 15th, 2021 Not going dark: personal data from the Internet of Things ushers in a golden age for law enforcement A new report from the Brennan Center of Justice highlights how much information that law enforcement is able to siphon from the “smart” internet of things connected … Continue reading “Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: January 15, 2021”

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