The downfall of smart TVs: From promises of seamless viewing to ad tool on steroids https://adguard.com/en/blog/smart-tv-ad-blocking.html
We can make our phones harder to hack but complete security is a pipe dream https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/aug/21/watch-out-smart-doorbell-open-invitation-cyber-attackers
These are the worst privacy features coming to iOS 16 https://9to5mac.com/2022/08/20/comment-iphone-worst-privacy-features-ios-16/#more-828557
Encrypting Messenger could be a ‘grotesque betrayal,’ says top UK politician https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/22/23316128/meta-end-to-end-encryption-messenger-child-safety-priti-patel-uk-home-secretary-grotesuqe-betrayal
A Tool That Monitors How Long Kids Are in the Bathroom Is Now in 1,000 American Schools https://www.vice.com/en/article/dy73n7/ehallpass-1000-thousand-schools-monitor-bathroom
The Android 13 Privacy Settings You Should Update Now https://www.wired.com/story/android-13-privacy-security-settings/
FTC begins sweeping commercial surveillance and lax data security rulemaking process https://www.csoonline.com/article/3670072/ftc-begins-sweeping-commercial-surveillance-and-lax-data-security-rulemaking-process.html
The Rise of the Worker Productivity Score https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/08/14/business/worker-productivity-tracking.html
LexisNexis illegally collected and sold people’s personal data, lawsuit alleges https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lexisnexis-lawsuit-collected-sold-personal-data-immigration-advocates-allege/
Your smartphone could recognise you just by the way you hold it https://www.newscientist.com/article/2334048-your-smartphone-could-recognise-you-just-by-the-way-you-hold-it/
Police Used a Baby’s DNA to Investigate Its Father for a Crime https://www.wired.com/story/police-used-a-babys-dna-to-investigate-its-father-for-a-crime/
Linux NetworkManager And Anti-Privacy default settings: Call For Action https://nixsanctuary.com/linux-networkmanager-and-anti-privacy-default-settings-call-for-action/
Apple wants to triple its revenue from ads business, likely expanding Search Ads to Maps app https://9to5mac.com/2022/08/14/apple-more-ads-money/
New US Privacy Law May Give Telecoms Free Pass on $200 Million Fines https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7gb9y/new-us-privacy-law-may-give-telecoms-free-pass-on-dollar200-million-fines
New Ontario ID system sounds privacy alarm bells https://ontherecordnews.ca/new-ontario-id-system-sounds-privacy-alarm-bells/