Tag: price of privacy
  • Nov 5, 2020 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • General Privacy News, Governments,

California votes to “expand” privacy laws to allow companies to make you pay for privacy

On election day, California voters chose to pass Proposition 24, which alters the newly inaugurated California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) with some pretty significant changes that can be viewed as a net negative for privacy. There are modest improvements to the CCPA; however, some such as those in the No on Prop 24 campaign, think … Continue reading “California votes to “expand” privacy laws to allow companies to make you pay for privacy”

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  • Sep 16, 2020 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • General Privacy News, Surveillance,

AT&T to offer ad supported phone plans where you give up privacy for $5 to $10

AT&T is planning to offer ad-supported phone plans within a year, according to an exclusive interview that AT&T CEO John Stankey had with Reuters. For those that are keeping track of anti-privacy moves from AT&T, this action is particularly stanky. Stankey told Reuters: “I believe there’s a segment of our customer base where given a … Continue reading “AT&T to offer ad supported phone plans where you give up privacy for $5 to $10”

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New study quantifies how much Americans value their private information: about $3.50

A new study by the Technology Policy Institute (TPI) has identified how much money a Facebook user would want to be paid in exchange for having their contact information shared by Facebook: $3.50 per month. Across the pond, German users indicated that they would require $8 per month for the privacy violation of having their … Continue reading “New study quantifies how much Americans value their private information: about $3.50”

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