{"id":15326,"date":"2021-04-02T09:00:37","date_gmt":"2021-04-02T16:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/?p=15326"},"modified":"2022-08-28T13:17:56","modified_gmt":"2022-08-28T20:17:56","slug":"privacy-news-online-weekly-review-april-2-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/privacy-news-online-weekly-review-april-2-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: April 2, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Privacy News Online: A Surveillance World: monitored by smartphone apps, AI webcams &amp; advertising\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KkAvDmL8McA?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 April 2, 2021<\/h2>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-15241 size-medium\" title=\"smart phone app surveillance\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/indian-dance-599609_1920-300x163.jpg\" alt=\"smart phone app surveillance\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/indian-dance-599609_1920-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/indian-dance-599609_1920-1024x556.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/indian-dance-599609_1920-768x417.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/indian-dance-599609_1920-1536x834.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/indian-dance-599609_1920-1200x651.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/indian-dance-599609_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/>Are smartphone apps that constantly monitor a person\u2019s movements and actions the future of parole \u2013 and parenting?<\/h3>\n<p>A company called Shadowtrack makes it possible for parolee\u2019s ditch the ankle monitor in favor of a simple smartphone app. The parolee simply checks in with the app rather than a probation officer, and its voice detection algorithms can confirm their identity, whether they have taken drugs and more. Similar systems are now emerging for parents to monitor their children \u2014 seeing what pictures they take, what apps they use, where they go and more. Privacy experts warn that allowing this much data to be collected about their child could potentially expose them to even more risk.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/are-smartphone-apps-that-constantly-monitor-a-persons-movements-and-actions-the-future-of-parole-and-parenting\/\">https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/are-smartphone-apps-that-constantly-monitor-a-persons-movements-and-actions-the-future-of-parole-and-parenting\/<\/a><\/div>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-15259 size-medium\" title=\"surveillance advertising\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/picadilly-circus-256501_1920-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"surveillance advertising\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/picadilly-circus-256501_1920-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/picadilly-circus-256501_1920-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/picadilly-circus-256501_1920-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/picadilly-circus-256501_1920-1536x1151.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/picadilly-circus-256501_1920-1200x899.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/picadilly-circus-256501_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/>Everything you wanted to know about \u201csurveillance advertising\u201d \u2013 and how to avoid it<\/h3>\n<p>Surveillance advertising is the practice of extensively tracking and profiling individuals and groups, and then microtargeting ads at them based on their behavioral history, relationships, and identity. Check out the link in the description for an excellent guide to understanding and avoiding surveillance advertising and find out how industry giants like Google and Facebook use this data to curate everything you see, in order to keep you hooked, so they can serve you more ads and keep mining you for data.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-surveillance-advertising-and-how-to-avoid-it\/\">https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-surveillance-advertising-and-how-to-avoid-it\/<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/pages\/privacy-news-online\/PNO36\"><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>Amazon sees record government demand for user data in 2020<\/h3>\n<p>Amazon responded to a record number of government data demands in 2020 according to their bi-annual transparency report. More than 30,000 demands were processed in total, with the report counting 3,222 US requests in the first six months and 27,664 global requests in the last six months. More than 40% of all requests came from Germany while 11% came from the US.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/tech\/amazon-data-privacy-government-alexa-b1796295.html\">https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/tech\/amazon-data-privacy-government-alexa-b1796295.html<\/a><\/div>\n<h3>\u2018Missing from desk\u2019: AI webcam raises remote surveillance concerns<\/h3>\n<p>TP Observer is a risk-mitigation tool that monitors and tracks real time employee behavior and detects any violations to pre-set business rules. At-home workers would have an AI-powered webcam added to their device that can recognize their face, record their location and scan for \u201crule breaches\u201d randomly, such as being away from their desk, sitting idle, \u201cunauthorized mobile phone usage\u201d and more. If any breach is detected, a still photo is taken and sent to the supervisor automatically.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2021\/mar\/26\/missing-from-desk-ai-webcam-raises-remote-surveillance-concerns\">https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2021\/mar\/26\/missing-from-desk-ai-webcam-raises-remote-surveillance-concerns<\/a><\/div>\n<h3>\u201cSystem Update\u201d app for Android is Malware in Disguise<\/h3>\n<p>There\u2019s new Android malware on the loose that disguises itself as a \u201cSystem Update\u201d app. The Trojan horse can steal WhatsApp and SMS text messages, take pics with your phone\u2019s cameras, record audio and phone calls, and lots of other creepy things. The fake System Update app was found in the wild, in a third-party Android app store.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2021\/03\/new-android-malware-with-full-range-of-spying-capabilities-has-been-found\/\">https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2021\/03\/new-android-malware-with-full-range-of-spying-capabilities-has-been-found\/<\/a><\/div>\n<h3>\u201cFleeceware\u201d on the rise in Google Play and iOS App Stores<\/h3>\n<p>More than 200 apps found in the Google Play and iOS App Stores have been identified as \u201cfleeceware,\u201d or apps that may have legitimate functionality but egregiously overcharge for recurring subscription payments. Subscriptions can in some cases cost in excess of $3,000 per year if the user doesn\u2019t cancel them.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/fleeceware-apps-earn-dodgy-ios-google-play-developers-over-400-million\/\">https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/fleeceware-apps-earn-dodgy-ios-google-play-developers-over-400-million\/<\/a><\/div>\n<h3>How to manage iTunes Store and App Store subscriptions<\/h3>\n<p>Deleting an app doesn\u2019t cancel its subscriptions, so check out our guide, linked in the episode description, to ensure you don\u2019t have any active subscriptions you didn\u2019t know about.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/how-to-manage-itunes-store-and-app-store-subscriptions\/\">https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/how-to-manage-itunes-store-and-app-store-subscriptions\/<\/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 April 2, 2021 Are smartphone apps that constantly monitor a person\u2019s movements and actions the future of parole \u2013 and parenting? 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