Is Mastodon Private and Secure? Let’s Take a Look https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/11/mastodon-private-and-secure-lets-take-look
Commercial repair shops caught snooping on customer data by canny Canadian research crew https://www.theregister.com/2022/11/15/repair_technicians_data/
Santa’s Data: This Holiday’s Tech Gifts Are Creepier Than Ever https://gizmodo.com/apple-watch-amazon-prime-alexa-tech-gifts-privacy-1849787192
Official Army app had Russian code, might have harvested user data https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2022/11/15/official-army-app-had-russian-code-might-have-harvested-user-data/
Twitter Working on End-to-End Encryption for Direct Messages https://www.macrumors.com/2022/11/16/twitter-encrypted-dms-in-development/
Google Cloud announces Epic partnership https://www.axios.com/2022/11/14/google-cloud-announces-epic-partnership
The First-Party Data Gold Rush: 7 Critical Shifts for Digital Advertising to Thrive https://medium.com/@kpieper876/the-first-party-data-gold-rush-7-critical-shifts-for-digital-advertising-to-thrive-6accdf76f01
Open-source software vs. the proposed Cyber Resilience Act https://blog.nlnetlabs.nl/open-source-software-vs-the-cyber-resilience-act/
Uber Plans to Advertise to You At Every Stage of Your Ride, Using Your Own Data https://gizmodo.com/uber-ads-ride-share-uber-eats-1849678092
FIFA World Cup apps stoke data privacy concerns https://mashable.com/article/world-cup-ehteraz-hayya-app-privacy
40 states settle Google location-tracking charges for $392M https://apnews.com/article/google-privacy-settlement-location-data-57da4f0d3ae5d69b14f4b284dd084cca
Apple Sued for Allegedly Deceiving Users With Privacy Settings After Gizmodo Story https://gizmodo.com/apple-iphone-privacy-analytics-class-action-suit-1849774313
Mastodon Safety: How To Protect Against Security and Privacy Risks https://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/mastodon-safety-how-to-protect-yourself-from-security-and-privacy-risks/
Apple Is Tracking You Even When Its Own Privacy Settings Say It’s Not, New Research Says https://gizmodo.com/apple-iphone-analytics-tracking-even-when-off-app-store-1849757558
As anxiety about crime peaks, US cities look to surveillance tech. But does it actually work? https://www.codastory.com/authoritarian-tech/us-city-surveillance/