• Dec 1, 2022
  • Glyn Moody
  • Online Privacy, Social Media, Surveillance,

The End of Facebook’s Dominance on Social Media? Who Will Seize The Crown, And What Does It Mean For Privacy?

Facebook has been part of our lives for so long it’s easy to forget that there were hugely popular online services and sites before it. Remember AOL, MySpace, CompuServe, or GeoCities? All of them now shadows of their former selves, if they exist at all. It is important to remember that Facebook, too, will likely … Continue reading “The End of Facebook’s Dominance on Social Media? Who Will Seize The Crown, And What Does It Mean For Privacy?”

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  • Nov 28, 2022
  • Glyn Moody
  • Cybersecurity, Online Privacy, Social Media, Surveillance,

Is Elon Begging Us to Look for Twitter Alternatives? The Silver Lining of Twitter’s Deepening Woes

Whether or not you use the service, most of you are probably aware by now that Twitter is going through a tumultuous period following its purchase by Elon Musk. An article in the New York Times with the headline “Two Weeks of Chaos” runs through some of the changes that Musk has already instituted. Perhaps … Continue reading “Is Elon Begging Us to Look for Twitter Alternatives? The Silver Lining of Twitter’s Deepening Woes”

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  • Nov 17, 2022
  • Glyn Moody
  • General Privacy News, Online Privacy, Social Media, Surveillance,

Should We Be Worried About Doorstep Surveillance – How Surveillance Is Changing Us & Society

Surveillance used to be something that spies did to a few high-value targets using absurdly expensive pieces of specialized equipment. The arrival of the Internet as a mass medium changed all that when companies like Google and Facebook adopted advertising as their main business model. In a mistaken belief that highly-targeted advertising is better than … Continue reading “Should We Be Worried About Doorstep Surveillance – How Surveillance Is Changing Us & Society”

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  • Nov 3, 2022
  • Glyn Moody
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Online Privacy, Social Media, Surveillance,

Real-Time Bidding is Bad for Privacy and Promotes Disinformation

The PIA blog spends a lot of time discussing advertising, which might seem strange. But the sad fact is that today’s online advertising model represents the most serious continuing assault on your online privacy. At the heart of that attack on your privacy lies real-time bidding (RTB), so it’s worth reviewing how it works, since … Continue reading “Real-Time Bidding is Bad for Privacy and Promotes Disinformation”

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