• Jul 14, 2023
  • Glyn Moody
  • General Privacy News,

Meta’s New Twitter Rival Threads Has Complex Privacy Issues

The last few days have seen widespread excitement about the launch of Meta’s new Twitter rival, Threads. The uptake has been rapid: 30 million people signed up for Threads in the first 24 hours, and after five days, the number had reached 100 million. Despite its surging popularity, privacy issues surrounding the app have loomed … Continue reading “Meta’s New Twitter Rival Threads Has Complex Privacy Issues”

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  • Feb 13, 2020
  • Glyn Moody
  • Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Governments,

What happens to privacy when China has personal data and the social graph of nearly everyone in the US?

The speech by US Attorney General William P. Barr hardly seems earth-shattering. But buried within its business-like announcement of the indictment of four Chinese military hackers, there is the following statement, which has huge implications for privacy: For years, we have witnessed China’s voracious appetite for the personal data of Americans, including the theft of … Continue reading “What happens to privacy when China has personal data and the social graph of nearly everyone in the US?”

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