{"id":15199,"date":"2021-03-12T09:00:56","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T17:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/?p=15199"},"modified":"2021-08-02T17:21:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T17:21:00","slug":"privacy-news-online-weekly-review-march-12-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/privacy-news-online-weekly-review-march-12-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: March 12, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Privacy News Online: China's CCTV surveillance, Brave Search, Virginia's weak privacy bill and more\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qV1d9QW7wg0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<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 March 12th, 2021<\/h2>\n<h3>China\u2019s Sharp Eyes CCTV surveillance program redefines the Neighborhood Watch<\/h3>\n<p>China has over 200 million CCTV cameras across the country, but there just aren\u2019t that many police officers to keep an eye on all of them. The Sharp Eyes Project is a government program to increase the usefulness of China\u2019s video surveillance network by enabling concerned citizens. Aspiring Karens can download an app to view live security footage and have a button to summon police if they see anything suspicious. According to local media coverage, the Sharp Eyes program has already been used to report a suspected Multi Level Marketing scam as well as a missing manhole cover.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/chinas-sharp-eyes-cctv-surveillance-program-redefines-the-neighborhood-watch\/\">https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/chinas-sharp-eyes-cctv-surveillance-program-redefines-the-neighborhood-watch\/<\/a><\/div>\n<h3>Brave Browser announces Brave Search: a privacy conscious alternative to Google<\/h3>\n<p>Brave Browser has acquired the open search engine Tailcat from German search engine Cliqz and the team will be launching a privacy friendly alternative to Google Search. Google Search and Google Chrome represent two cornerstones of the Google controlled internet, and any alternatives are welcome. Founder Brendan Eich noted that Brave Search won\u2019t be the default search engine on Brave at release. Those that are interested in trying Brave Search can now sign up for the waitlist on the Brave website.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/brave-browser-announces-brave-search-a-privacy-conscious-alternative-to-google\/\">https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/brave-browser-announces-brave-search-a-privacy-conscious-alternative-to-google\/<\/a><\/div>\n<h3>Experts doubt the privacy claims of Google\u2019s Federated Learning of Cohorts ad targeting model<\/h3>\n<p>Google will stop supporting third party cookies in its browser, and as a way to target ads, soon. In its place, the big G is pushing a new ad targeting model known as Federated Learning of Cohorts, or FLoC (Flock) for short. Instead of tracking internet activity on an individual level and targeting ads at the individual, Google will group Chrome users into cohorts based on their internet activity and allow companies to target ads at cohorts instead. Experts warn that this new FLoC model may seem good for privacy on the surface but actually opens up a whole new can of worms.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/experts-doubt-the-privacy-claims-of-googles-federated-learning-of-cohorts-ad-targeting-model\/\">https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/experts-doubt-the-privacy-claims-of-googles-federated-learning-of-cohorts-ad-targeting-model\/<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/PNO33\"><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>Virginia\u2019s Weak Privacy Bill Is Just What Big Tech Wants<\/h3>\n<p>The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act has passed the Virginia legislature and is awaiting the Governor\u2019s signature \u2013 but privacy groups are calling for a veto instead. That\u2019s because the bill provides an opt-out framework where tech companies are allowed to take and use your data by default and will only stop when you opt out. A strong privacy bill should include an opt-in framework where companies would need to get your permission before using your data.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eff.org\/deeplinks\/2021\/02\/virginias-weak-privacy-bill-just-what-big-tech-wants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.eff.org\/deeplinks\/2021\/02\/virginias-weak-privacy-bill-just-what-big-tech-wants<\/a><\/div>\n<h3>Schools Are Abandoning Invasive Proctoring Software After Student Backlash<\/h3>\n<p>Schools across the country are now ditching the use of exam proctoring software such as Proctorio or just letting their contracts expire. Software that watches students as they take tests has long been controversial, but student privacy rights activists seem to be turning the tide. It\u2019s not just the students, either: Teachers have even pressured industry conferences to stop accepting sponsorships from companies that offer proctoring software.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/7k9ag4\/schools-are-abandoning-invasive-proctoring-software-after-student-backlash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/7k9ag4\/schools-are-abandoning-invasive-proctoring-software-after-student-backlash<\/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<style>.wp-post-image{display:none}<\/style>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Featured: Privacy News Online \u2013 Week of March 12th, 2021 China\u2019s Sharp Eyes CCTV surveillance program redefines the Neighborhood Watch China has over 200 million CCTV cameras across the country, but there just aren\u2019t that many police officers to keep an eye on all of them. The Sharp Eyes Project is a government program to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/privacy-news-online-weekly-review-march-12-2021\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: March 12, 2021&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":15202,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_stopmodifiedupdate":false,"_modified_date":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1792],"tags":[2255,2243,2244,535,2249,74,2254,2240,1993],"class_list":["post-15199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-privacy-news-online","tag-ad-targeting","tag-brave-browser","tag-brave-search","tag-cctv","tag-floc","tag-google","tag-proctorio","tag-sharp-eyes","tag-virginia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - 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