Antitrust battle latest: Google, Facebook ‘colluded’ to smash Apple’s privacy protections https://www.theregister.com/2021/10/22/google_facebook_antitrust_complaint/
Police Can’t Demand You Reveal Your Phone Passcode and Then Tell a Jury You Refused https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/10/police-cant-demand-you-reveal-your-phone-passcode-and-then-tell-jury-you-refused
Internet providers collect “staggering” amounts of data — U.S. FTC chair https://finance.yahoo.com/news/internet-providers-collect-staggering-amounts-193812034.html
Amazon’s Alexa Collects More of Your Data Than Any Other Smart Assistant https://uk.pcmag.com/smart-home/136455/amazons-alexa-collects-more-of-your-data-than-any-other-smart-assistant
Privacy Decrypted #4: Understanding anonymity vs. privacy https://protonmail.com/blog/anonymity-vs-privacy/
Governments turn tables on ransomware gang REvil by pushing it offline https://www.reuters.com/technology/exclusive-governments-turn-tables-ransomware-gang-revil-by-pushing-it-offline-2021-10-21/
Demo: Disabling JavaScript Won’t Save You from Fingerprinting https://fingerprintjs.com/blog/disabling-javascript-wont-stop-fingerprinting/
States Are Toughening Up Privacy Laws for At-Home DNA Tests https://www.wired.com/story/states-are-toughening-up-privacy-laws-for-at-home-dna-tests/
Police to check medical and social media history before issuing gun licences https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/oct/20/police-to-check-medical-and-social-media-history-before-issuing-gun-licences
Woman finds Amazon has thousands of recordings of her – all from home devices https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/woman-finds-amazon-thousands-recordings-25240984
Mark Zuckerberg has been added to a DC lawsuit over the Cambridge Analytica scandal https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/20/22736476/mark-zuckerberg-dc-attorney-general-facebook-cambridge-analytica-lawsuit
5G surveillance: US military funds research into radar-like use https://spaceexplored.com/2021/10/20/5g-surveillance-us-military-funds-research-into-radar-like-use/
Facebook plans to change its name as part of company rebrand – report https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/oct/20/facebook-plans-to-change-its-name-as-part-of-company-rebrand-report
New Quebec privacy legislation comes into effect https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/practice-areas/privacy-and-data/new-quebec-privacy-legislation-comes-into-effect/360463
