Dangerous “Kids Online Safety Act” Does Not Belong in Must-Pass Legislation https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/12/dangerous-kids-online-safety-act-does-not-belong-must-pass-legislation
Privacy advocates are aghast at UK’s anti-encryption plans https://thenextweb.com/news/privacy-advocates-slam-uk-anti-encryption-plans-whatsapp
Senate votes to ban TikTok on US government-owned devices https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/dec/14/us-senate-ban-tiktok-government-owned-devices
Twitter’s Big Ad Plan: Violate FTC Consent Decree, California Privacy Law & EU Privacy Laws To Force Users To Hand Over Info For Ad Targeting https://www.techdirt.com/2022/12/14/twitters-big-ad-plan-violate-both-ftc-consent-decree-california-privacy-law-to-force-users-to-hand-over-info-for-ad-targeting/
“Out Of Control”: Dozens of Telehealth Startups Sent Sensitive Health Information to Big Tech Companies https://themarkup.org/privacy/2022/12/13/out-of-control-dozens-of-telehealth-startups-sent-sensitive-health-information-to-big-tech-companies
Twitter is considering forcing users to let the company sell their data and phone numbers to advertisers, in potential breach of Apple rules https://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-plans-to-force-users-to-share-data-with-advertisers-2022-12
‘Children are the product’: Researchers find students across the country use apps riddled with ads and trackers https://www.marketwatch.com/story/children-are-the-product-researchers-find-students-across-the-country-use-apps-riddled-with-ads-and-trackers-11670974281
Apple Reportedly to Allow Rival App Stores on iPhones, iPads in EU https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/apple-reportedly-to-allow-rival-app-stores-on-iphones-ipads-in-eu/
Google postpones Chrome changes that could have big impact on ad blocking extensions https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/13/23506988/google-chrome-manifest-v3-v2-transition-ad-blocking-web-request-declarative-net
New Uber Data Breach Resulting From Third Party Vendor Cyberattack https://www.secureblink.com/cyber-security-news/new-uber-data-breach-resulting-from-third-party-vendor-cyberattack
Wrenching open the black box https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-12/robodebt-algorithms-black-box-explainer/101215902
The Legal System Is Completely Unprepared for Apple AirTag Stalking https://www.vice.com/en/article/5d3edx/apple-airtag-stalking-police-family-court
New Google Photos Upgrade Makes Key Feature Worse https://www.forbes.com/sites/paulmonckton/2022/12/11/google-improves-privacy-of-google-photos-but-makes-key-feature-worse/
Service agreement sees internet users consenting to give up a kidney https://www.yorku.ca/news/2022/12/06/service-agreement-sees-internet-users-consenting-to-give-up-a-kidney/