iPhones have been exposing your unique MAC despite Apple’s promises otherwise https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/10/iphone-privacy-feature-hiding-wi-fi-macs-has-failed-to-work-for-3-years/
The UK’s controversial Online Safety Bill finally becomes law https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/26/23922397/uk-online-safety-bill-law-passed-royal-assent-moderation-regulation
Privacy advocate challenges YouTube’s ad blocking detection scripts under EU law https://www.theregister.com/2023/10/26/privacy_advocate_challenges_youtube/
Putting Censorship Circumvention to the Test: Security Audit Findings https://blog.torproject.org/security-audit-report-tor-browser-ooni/
23andMe notifies customers of data breach into its ‘DNA Relatives’ feature https://www.reuters.com/world/us/23andme-notifies-customers-data-breach-into-its-dna-relatives-feature-2023-10-24/
Amazon rolls out independent cloud for Europe to address stricter privacy standards https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/amazon-rolls-out-independent-cloud-for-europe-to-address-stricter-privacy-standards
A Controversial Plan to Scan Private Messages for Child Abuse Meets Fresh Scandal https://www.wired.com/story/csar-chat-scan-proposal-european-commission-ads/
Inside ICE’s Database for Finding ‘Derogatory’ Online Speech https://www.404media.co/inside-ices-database-derogatory-information-giant-oak-gost/
Insurance companies have discovered devious new ways to rip you off https://www.businessinsider.com/insurance-companies-get-you-to-pay-more-deny-claims-2023-10
Meta sued by 42 attorneys general alleging Facebook, Instagram features are addictive and target kids https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/24/bipartisan-group-of-ags-sue-meta-for-addictive-features.html
It seems Gen Z is just fine with parents knowing where they are all the time https://www.businessinsider.com/gen-z-happy-parents-tracking-location-apps-life360-2023-10
Mozilla Launches Annual Digital Privacy ‘Creep-o-Meter’. This Year’s Status: ‘Very Creepy’ https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/articles/annual-creep-o-meter/
Adtech Surveillance and Government Surveillance are Often the Same Surveillance https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/10/adtech-surveillance-and-government-surveillance-are-often-same-surveillance
We caught technicians at Best Buy, Mobile Klinik, Canada Computers and others snooping on our personal devices https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/marketplace-tech-repair-snooping-1.7000775
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