{"id":14932,"date":"2021-01-29T09:00:08","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T17:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/?p=14932"},"modified":"2024-01-25T00:24:02","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T08:24:02","slug":"privacy-news-online-weekly-review-january-29-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/privacy-news-online-weekly-review-january-29-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: January 29, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"padding: 10px; margin: 0px 0 30px 0; background: #118011; color: #ffffff; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 400;\">Featured: Privacy News Online \u2013 Week of January 29th, 2021<\/h2>\n<h3>TikTok tracks you even if you never made an account<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14916\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/TikTok-tracks-you-even-if-you-never-made-an-account-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"TikTok tracks you even if you never made an account\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/TikTok-tracks-you-even-if-you-never-made-an-account-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/TikTok-tracks-you-even-if-you-never-made-an-account-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/TikTok-tracks-you-even-if-you-never-made-an-account-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/TikTok-tracks-you-even-if-you-never-made-an-account.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/>TikTok\u2019s privacy policy allows the social media company to track a lot of app usage information, even from those that have never signed up. A VICE reporter who has never made a TikTok account sent a GDPR request to ByteDance to find out what information the social media company had on him. Even without an account, the reporter found that his TikTok activity was tracked, linked to his real identity, and shared with third parties like Facebook.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/tiktok-tracks-you-even-if-you-never-made-an-account\/\">https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/tiktok-tracks-you-even-if-you-never-made-an-account\/<\/a><\/div>\n<h3>Is the GDPR finally going to get some teeth?<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14873\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/06-10-06smile-300x172.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/06-10-06smile-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/06-10-06smile-1024x589.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/06-10-06smile-768x441.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/06-10-06smile-1200x690.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/06-10-06smile-277x159.jpg 277w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/06-10-06smile.jpg 1430w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/>Almost three years after the landmark privacy law in Europe, we are still left to ask the same question. Data shows that so far, the GDPR has only been used to levy some 272 billion euros worth of fines. The more high profile cases, such as those against Facebook put forth by Max Schrems in Ireland and Belgium, are still stuck in court. However, there\u2019s been a ray of hope that the EU\u2019s Court of Justice may finally rule in favor of GDPR enforcement. Fingers crossed!<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/is-the-gdpr-finally-going-to-get-some-teeth\/\">https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/is-the-gdpr-finally-going-to-get-some-teeth\/<\/a><\/div>\n<h3>Defense Intelligence Agency gathered US smartphone location data without a warrant<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14919\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/US-Defense-Intelligence-Agency-gathered-US-smartphone-location-data-without-a-warrant-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"US Defense Intelligence Agency gathered US smartphone location data without a warrant\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/US-Defense-Intelligence-Agency-gathered-US-smartphone-location-data-without-a-warrant-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/US-Defense-Intelligence-Agency-gathered-US-smartphone-location-data-without-a-warrant-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/US-Defense-Intelligence-Agency-gathered-US-smartphone-location-data-without-a-warrant-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/US-Defense-Intelligence-Agency-gathered-US-smartphone-location-data-without-a-warrant.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/>The Defense Intelligence Agency is the latest government agency to admit to buying smartphone location data from data brokers without a warrant. The agency admitted to gathering location data in this manner five times in the last two and a half years. To stop this unconstitutional practice, Senator Ron Wyden has introduced legislation called the \u201cFourth Amendment is not for Sale Act\u201d to stop the government from continuing with this latest form of illegal search and seizure.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/us-defense-intelligence-agency-gathered-us-smartphone-location-data-without-a-warrant\/\">https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/us-defense-intelligence-agency-gathered-us-smartphone-location-data-without-a-warrant\/<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/pages\/privacy-news-online\/PNO27\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15135 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/BlogAd.jpg\" alt=\"Buy Private Internet Access VPN\" width=\"900\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/BlogAd.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/BlogAd-300x67.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/BlogAd-768x171.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding: 10px; margin: 30px 0; background: #118011; color: #ffffff; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 400;\">More Privacy News This Week:<\/h2>\n<h3>A Home Security Worker Hacked Into Surveillance Systems to Watch People Have Sex<\/h3>\n<p>An ADT employee has pleaded guilty to spying on the most intimate moments of 220 customers. Over the course of several years, the defendant noted which houses had attractive women, then would grant himself access to their cameras through the company\u2019s online security system. Understandably, many of the violated customers are suing ADT for the breach of privacy. Never forget that the cloud is just somebody else\u2019s computer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/a-home-security-worker-hacked-into-surveillance-systems-1846111569\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/a-home-security-worker-hacked-into-surveillance-systems-1846111569<\/a><\/div>\n<h3>Proposed Bipartisan Bill Looks To Protect Oklahomans\u2019 Privacy On The Internet<\/h3>\n<p>Two Oklahoma state representatives have introduced a new bill that may catapult the state to having one of the country\u2019s best online privacy laws. The bill would require companies like Facebook to obtain explicit opt-in permission before collecting personal information from users and sharing it with third parties. The two representatives, Democrat Collin Walke and Republican Josh West, believe that this bill will help bring Oklahomans constitutional protections from big tech. Way to go, Oklahoma!<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news9.com\/story\/60097ead27f0510bd289201b\/proposed-bipartisan-bill-looks-to-protect-oklahomans-privacy-on-the-internet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.news9.com\/story\/60097ead27f0510bd289201b\/proposed-bipartisan-bill-looks-to-protect-oklahomans-privacy-on-the-internet<\/a><\/div>\n<h3>A series of seven vulnerabilities in a popular DNS software package enabled DNS cache poisoning attacks<\/h3>\n<p>The vulnerabilities, collectively dubbed DNSspooq potentially effect android devices as well as network hardware such as routers, wireless access points, and firewalls. Be sure to regularly check for firmware updates for any such devices on your network.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\">Learn more: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcast.intego.com\/171\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/podcast.intego.com\/171<\/a><\/div>\n<h3>Brought to you by Private Internet Access<\/h3>\n<p>Privacy News Online is brought to you by Private Internet Access, the world\u2019s most trusted VPN service.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/buy-vpn-online\">Sign up now and get 3 years for just $79!!!<\/a><\/div>\n<h4 style=\"margin-top: 25px;\">Special thanks to Intego<\/h4>\n<p>Thank you to Josh Long, our cybersecurity correspondent from Intego, makers of award-winning security software.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/lp\/buynow?channel=privacynews\">Save on Intego\u2019s world-class protection software for Mac\/Windows<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Featured: Privacy News Online \u2013 Week of January 29th, 2021 TikTok tracks you even if you never made an account TikTok\u2019s privacy policy allows the social media company to track a lot of app usage information, even from those that have never signed up. 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