States are finally starting to use the Covid-tracking tech Apple and Google built — here’s why https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/03/covid-app-exposure-notification-apple-google.html
How the Police Use AI to Track and Identify You https://thegradient.pub/how-the-police-use-ai-to-track-and-identify-you/
Cloudflare’s privacy crusade continues with a challenge to one of Google’s big data sources https://fortune.com/2020/09/29/cloudflare-web-analytics-google-privacy-splinternet/
How Online Course Providers Track Learners — Privacy Analysis https://www.classcentral.com/report/providers-privacy-analysis/
WhatsApp-tracking apps are letting people figure out when you’re sleeping and who you’re talking to on the Facebook-owned app https://www.businessinsider.com/whatsapp-tracking-apps-online-activity-sleep-interactions-2020-9
US 2020 Presidential apps riddled with tracking and security flaws https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-2020-presidential-apps-riddled-with-tracking-and-security-flaws/
AT&T considers cellphone plans subsidized by ads https://www.reuters.com/article/at-t-ceo-interview-exclusive-idUSKBN26707H
For Covid-19 Apps, a Tug of War Between Privacy and Efficiency https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-08/coronavirus-pandemic-covid-19-apps-grapple-with-privacy-and-efficieny
Google removes Android app that was used to spy on Belarusian protesters https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-removes-android-app-that-was-used-to-spy-on-belarusian-protesters/
Bluetooth SIG is working on COVID-19 contact tracing support on wearables https://www.xda-developers.com/bluetooth-sig-working-covid-19-contact-tracing-support-wearables/
Apple and Google team up to send you notifications if you’ve been exposed to COVID-19 https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/09/01/apple-and-google-alert-you-covid-19-contact/3455962001/
Amazon deletes job listings for analysts to track ‘labor organizing threats’ following public outcry https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/01/amazon-seeks-intelligence-analyst-to-track-labor-organizing-threats.html
Google’s new web standard could disable your ad-blocker https://www.techradar.com/news/googles-new-web-standard-could-disable-your-ad-blocker
Why the Rise of the CBDC Is Bad for Your Privacy https://news.bitcoin.com/why-the-rise-of-the-cbdc-is-bad-for-your-privacy/
License plate tracking for police set to go nationwide https://www.cnet.com/news/license-plate-tracking-for-police-set-to-go-nationwide/