Sydney school’s use of fingerprint scanners in toilets an invasion of privacy, expert says https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/sep/06/sydney-schools-use-of-fingerprint-scanners-in-toilets-an-invasion-of-privacy-expert-says
DHS Surveillance Increasingly Targets US Citizens https://www.thenation.com/article/society/homeland-security-surveillance/
NRA slams credit card company code to track purchases at US gun shops, claiming it’s ‘creating a national registry of gun owners’ https://www.businessinsider.com/gun-sales-credit-card-code-visa-mastercard-amex-2022-9
2022 Review: Bitwarden & KeePass https://blog.thenewoil.org/2022-review-bitwarden-and-keepass?pk_campaign=rss-feed
A utility company locked thousands of customers out of their smart thermostats in Colorado https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/5/23337864/xcel-locked-out-customers-smart-thermostats-colorado-heatwave
Coalition Tells FTC to Curb Amazon ‘Surveillance Empire’ by Blocking Purchase of iRobot https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/09/09/coalition-tells-ftc-curb-amazon-surveillance-empire-blocking-purchase-irobot
NGOs oppose extension of Swiss secret service powers https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/ngos-oppose-extension-of-swiss-secret-service-powers/47889592
A showdown between an ad tech firm and the FTC will test the limits of U.S. privacy law https://www.fastcompany.com/90786950/a-showdown-between-an-ad-tech-firm-and-the-ftc-will-test-the-limits-of-u-s-privacy-law
If Caring About Your Digital Privacy Makes Me a Cult Member, Sign Me Up https://slate.com/technology/2022/09/fog-data-science-eff-cult-of-privacy.html
China has stolen the personal data of 80% of American adults https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/94493-china-has-stolen-the-personal-data-of-80-of-american-adults
Over 80% of the top websites leak user searches to advertisers https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-80-percent-of-the-top-websites-leak-user-searches-to-advertisers/
The Facebook button is disappearing from websites as consumers demand better privacy https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/08/facebook-login-button-disappearing-from-websites-on-privacy-concerns.html
The risks of student surveillance amid abortion bans and LGBTQ restrictions https://www.theguardian.com/education/2022/sep/08/abortion-bans-school-surveillance-lgbtq-restrictions
Ad blockers struggle under Chrome’s new rules https://www.theregister.com/2022/09/08/ad_blockers_chrome_manifest_v3/