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Guardian Tech
Internet privacy: the apps that protect you from your apps
Guardian Tech
7 min read · 538 saves · Feb 16th · Alex Hern · Worried about the data collected about you? A new generation of startups is making apps to put your privacy settings straight
New Statesman
Slouching towards dystopia: the rise of surveillance capitalism and the death of privacy
New Statesman
~12 min read · 467 saves · Feb 28th · Suppose you walk into a shop and the guard at the entrance records your name. Cameras on the ceiling track your every step in the store, log which items you looked at and which ones you ignored. After…
The New York Times
Your Apps Know Where You Were Last Night, and They’re Not Keeping It Secret
The New York Times
20+ min read · 452 saves · 2018-12-10 · Dozens of companies use smartphone locations to help advertisers and even hedge funds. They say it’s anonymous, but the data shows how personal it is.
The New York Times
The Secretive Company That Might End Privacy as We Know It
The New York Times
~14 min read · 446 saves · Jan 18th · Kashmir Hill · A little-known start-up helps law enforcement match photos of unknown people to their online images — and “might lead to a dystopian future or something,” a backer says.
The New York Times
It’s Time to Break Up Facebook
The New York Times
20+ min read · 380 saves · 2019-05-09 · What with data privacy scandals, fake news and Russian interference, Facebook finds itself in the middle of a growing storm. An increasing number of voices in US politics – as well as in economic and legal circles – have started to call for the breakup of the internet giant. Now Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes has joined the chorus. He makes his case in a New York Times op-ed, which has become an instant must-read for anybody interested in the debate about the role of government in the social media space.
NPR
Your Technology Is Tracking You. Take These Steps For Better Online Privacy
NPR
7 min read · 348 saves · Oct 13th · Laurel Wamsley · NPR's Laurel Wamsley talked with the experts about how to better protect your information — from your text messages to your location — while you're on the phone and computer.
VICE
Zoom iOS App Sends Data to Facebook Even if You Don’t Have a Facebook Account
VICE
347 saves · Mar 26th · Zoom's privacy policy isn't explicit about the data transfer to Facebook at all.
MIT Technology Review
This startup is using AI to give workers a “productivity score”
MIT Technology Review
4 min read · 294 saves · Jun 4th · In the last few months, millions of people around the world stopped going into offices and started doing their jobs from home. These workers may be out of sight of managers, but they are not out of…
Engadget
Your online activity is now effectively a social ‘credit score’
Engadget
6 min read · 286 saves · Jan 17th · Airbnb is using AI and social 'credit scores' to vet its users... in an Orwellian fashion.
medium.com
The Loss Of Micro-Privacy
medium.com
~18 min read · 284 saves · 2019-12-12 · Adrian Zumbrunnen · How small design changes rewrote the rules of messaging and how we feel about one another
