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  • Nov 4, 2021 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Social Media, Surveillance,

“Complexity is Fraud”: Why We Must Drop Micro-Targeted Ads to Help Publishers and to Protect Online Privacy

It has been clear for years that the widespread use of micro-targeted advertising and real-time bidding represents a huge threat to online privacy. Fortunately, an alternative approach is already to hand. Using contextual advertising, where ads are placed according to the editorial material, rather than based on who is viewing it, would allow the entire … Continue reading ““Complexity is Fraud”: Why We Must Drop Micro-Targeted Ads to Help Publishers and to Protect Online Privacy”

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  • Sep 13, 2021 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Social Media, Surveillance,

What The West’s Disorderly Withdrawal from Afghanistan Tells Us About Privacy and its Preservation

In the wake of the West’s chaotic withdrawal from Kabul, and the rapid takeover of the country by the Taliban, Afghanistan continues to dominate the headlines. Given the major geopolitical implications of these events, with China already looking to capitalize on the West’s failure, that’s hardly surprising. What is more unexpected is how prominently issues … Continue reading “What The West’s Disorderly Withdrawal from Afghanistan Tells Us About Privacy and its Preservation”

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  • Jul 29, 2021 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Social Media, Surveillance,

How Discussions at the World Wide Web Consortium Could Undermine Efforts to Strengthen Privacy

One of the surest signs that privacy is becoming a major factor in the online world is the attempt by major Internet companies to claim that they value it. Mark Zuckerberg proclaimed that “The future is private“, while Google wrote that “Privacy is paramount to us“. As part of that attempt to jump on the … Continue reading “How Discussions at the World Wide Web Consortium Could Undermine Efforts to Strengthen Privacy”

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  • Jul 20, 2021 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Social Media, Surveillance,

How Do You Solve a Privacy Problem Like Facebook? Two New Ways Emerge

As numerous posts on Privacy News Online demonstrate, Facebook is one of the biggest problems for privacy around the world. That problem just became bigger, as the company’s market capitalization crossed the one trillion dollar mark for the first time, taking Facebook into the elite club whose other members are Amazon, Apple, Google, and Microsoft. … Continue reading “How Do You Solve a Privacy Problem Like Facebook? Two New Ways Emerge”

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  • Jun 8, 2021 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Social Media,

Antitrust investigations on both sides of the Atlantic emerge as an important new way of protecting privacy

A few weeks ago, Privacy News Online wrote about the Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information taking action against Facebook, in a move that signalled growing unhappiness with how the GDPR is being enforced. Two years ago, there was another move in Germany against Facebook, by Germany’s competition authority, the Bundeskartellamt, that … Continue reading “Antitrust investigations on both sides of the Atlantic emerge as an important new way of protecting privacy”

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  • Apr 30, 2021 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Social Media, Surveillance,

Facebook and publishers sour about Apple’s new privacy controls that stop apps tracking users across sites without consent

One of the greatest threats to privacy online is the tracking of users across multiple sites and services. This allows companies such as Facebook and specialist data brokers to build up highly-revealing profiles of our interests and concerns. The profiles are then used to display micro-targeted ads, typically bought as the result of real-time bidding. … Continue reading “Facebook and publishers sour about Apple’s new privacy controls that stop apps tracking users across sites without consent”

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Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: April 23, 2021

Featured: Privacy News Online – Week of April 23, 2021 Privacy organizations call for facial recognition to be regulated or even banned, as police turn to Clearview AI Privacy concerns with facial recognition technology have increased greatly with the appearance of Clearview AI and privacy and human rights organizations have taken notice. In January of … Continue reading “Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: April 23, 2021”

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Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: April 16, 2021

Featured: Privacy News Online – Week of April 16, 2021 What the Great Personal Data Leak of 2021 tells us about Facebook Last week, we reported on the 533 million Facebook users whose data was leaked online. Despite the severity of the leak and its contents, Facebook’s official response was: “We believe the data in … Continue reading “Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: April 16, 2021”

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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 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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