Patreon: Blocking platforms from sharing user video data is unconstitutional https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/01/patreon-attacks-law-that-keeps-platforms-from-sharing-your-video-views/
Amazon’s Ring to shutter video-sharing program popular with police https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/24/tech/amazons-ring-video-sharing-with-police/index.html
Appeals Court: FBI’s Safe-Deposit Box Seizures Violated Fourth Amendment https://reason.com/2024/01/23/appeals-court-fbis-safe-deposit-box-seizures-violated-fourth-amendment/
Restricting Access to Information Online Won’t Keep Teens Safe. It Will Only Erode Democratic Rights https://msmagazine.com/2024/01/23/kids-safe-online-access-social-media-censorship/
These Are the Notorious NSA Furby Documents Showing Spy Agency Freaking Out About Embedded AI in Children’s Toy https://www.404media.co/these-are-the-notorious-nsa-furby-documents-showing-spy-agency-freaking-out-about-childrens-toy/
Ambient light sensors can reveal your device activity. How big a threat is it? https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/01/ambient-light-sensors-can-reveal-your-device-activity-how-big-a-threat-is-it/
French regulators levy €32 million fine against Amazon for surveilling employees https://therecord.media/french-regulators-levy-fine-against-amazon-for-monitoring-practices
In 2024, please switch to Firefox https://roytanck.com/2023/12/23/in-2024-please-switch-to-firefox/?ref=dailydev
Cops Used DNA to Predict a Suspect’s Face—and Tried to Run Facial Recognition on It https://www.wired.com/story/parabon-nanolabs-dna-face-models-police-facial-recognition/
EFF adds Street Surveillance Hub so Americans can check who’s checking on them https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/22/eff_privacy_atlas/
Opinion: Mayor’s effort to weaken surveillance oversight threatens privacy and California values https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/commentary/story/2024-01-17/opinion-mayors-effort-to-weaken-surveillance-oversight-threatens-privacy-and-california-values
Comcast’s Xfinity Stores Your Sensitive Data. You Can Kind of Opt Out https://www.wired.com/story/comcast-xfinity-sensitive-data-opt-out/
Your Tablet’s Light Sensor Can Spy On You https://spectrum.ieee.org/ambient-light-sensor-cybersecurity-risk
Each Facebook User Is Monitored by Thousands of Companies https://www.consumerreports.org/electronics/privacy/each-facebook-user-is-monitored-by-thousands-of-companies-a5824207467/
Chrome updates Incognito warning to admit Google tracks users in “private” mode https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/01/chrome-updates-incognito-warning-to-admit-google-tracks-users-in-private-mode/