The New York Times
Google Data Admission Angers European Officials (Published 2010)
5 min · · European regulators and privacy advocates reacted angrily to the disclosure by Google that it had systematically collected private data on individuals since 2006 while compiling its StreetView photo… · Shared by 5, including Josep M. Ganyet
The StartUp
Using Google Maps costs more than you think.
13+ min · · Just because you are not exchanging money to use Google Maps does not mean you are not exchanging value. I intend to show you how much. · Shared by 22, including Josep M. Ganyet
elDiario.es
Dinamarca veta los productos de Google en ayuntamientos y colegios por los envíos de datos a EEUU
4 min · · La autoridad de protección de datos danesa señala que Google Workspace y los ordenadores Chromebook no respetan la legislación comunitaria y ordena eliminarlos de ayuntamientos y colegios antes del 3… · Shared by 13, including Josep M. Ganyet
WIRED
The Future of Digital Cash Is Not on the Blockchain
2 min · · If you want the privacy of paper money, you need something that leaves no paper trail. · Shared by 103, including Mathew Ingram, Nicolas Babin, Marsha Collier, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, 𝚃𝚒𝚏𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝙷𝚊𝚢𝚍𝚎𝚗, Brian Ahier, Chris Isak, Josep M. Ganyet, ipfconline in vacation mode :) will be back Sept.4, Howard Getson, Backchannel
digitalfuturesociety.com
Could we live without our data? With Colin Koopman
6 min · · Colin Koopman’s writings are focused on the politics and ethics of contemporary information technologies. Countering the widespread assumption that all the information technology we are immersed in… · Shared by 7
edwardsnowden.substack.com
The All-Seeing "i": Apple Just Declared War on Your Privacy
7 min · · “Under His Eye,” she says. The right farewell. “Under His Eye,” I reply, and she gives a little nod. · Shared by 264, including Albert Ràfols, Tactical Tech, Gerd Leonhard, Aral Balkan, Faik Ersoy, Michael (मुकेश), Thomas Power, Yann “不停” Heurtaux ⏚ @shalf@mastodon.social, Tim Bray, Niklaus Gerber, Jonathan Kogan, zooko❤ⓩ🛡🦓🦓🦓, Evan Selinger, Josep M. Ganyet, John Nosta, Glenn Greenwald, Leif Wolkenhauer, Privacy Matters, Rick Powell, Stefan Diepolder
theengineroom.org
Dangerous Data: the role of data collection in genocides
4 min · · One way of working out if the data you’re gathering is particularly sensitive is to do a thought experiment: what would happen if this data got into the hands of a malicious actor? Who would be keen to get their hands on it? What are the worst things that they could do with this data?
Sometimes, · Shared by 15, including Privacy Matters, Christopher Allen, Josep M. Ganyet
annefrank.org
The Netherlands: the greatest number of Jewish victims in Western Europe
12+ min · · Three quarters of the Dutch Jews were murdered. Why was this number so high, compared to Belgium or France? The explanation can be found here. · Shared by 10, including Josep M. Ganyet, Christopher Allen
Salon
We’re losing the war against surveillance capitalism because we let Big Tech frame the debate
9 min · · It’s too late to "conserve" our digital privacy — but to preserve what's left, we must stop defining people as commodities · Shared by 111, including Ethan Zeigler, Faik Ersoy, Gerd Leonhard, Jochen Burkhard, James Gingerich #B2B #Technology #Influencer, Josep M. Ganyet, Christian Surchi, Katja Evertz
El Confidencial
Apps - Aplicaciones: El fiasco de España con la app de rastreo del covid nos deja tres amargas lecciones
9 min · · España ha aplazado una y otra vez su proyecto para probar una app de rastreo de contactos. De poder liderar en Europa hemos pasado a la cola. Esta es la intrahistoria de un fracaso · Shared by 14, including 𝚛𝚘𝚐𝚎𝚛, Josep M. Ganyet, Teknautas
Scientific American
How NIST Tested Facial Recognition Algorithms for Racial Bias
4 min · · Some algorithms were up to 100 times better at identifying white faces · Shared by 12, including Josep M. Ganyet, Adrian Roselli (no blue check) 🗯
perpetuallineup.org
The Perpetual Line-Up
14+ min · · One of two American adults is in a law enforcement face recognition database. An investigation. · Shared by 20, including Josep M. Ganyet, Data Science Renee, MIT CSAIL
protonmail.com
Using Zoom? Here are the privacy issues you need to be aware of
4 min · · If you’re using Zoom while working from home, you should be aware of the company’s questionable privacy practices, including its “attention tracking” tool. · Shared by 49, including 𝚛𝚘𝚐𝚎𝚛, tante, Josep M. Ganyet, Simone Corsi 💻🚀, Marc R Gagné MAPP
NBC News
Google tracked his bike ride past a burglarized home. That made him a suspect.
4 min · · Shared by 226, including Ste Davies, Peter Todd/mempoolfullrbf=1, Thomas Power, Luca Like, Tom Raftery, Marius Bleuer, Delip Rao e/σ, Kashmir Hill, Chris Gledhill, Evan Selinger, BrendanEich, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Josep M. Ganyet, Tristan Nitot - nitot chez framapiaf point org, Antonio Vieira Santos, Marc R Gagné MAPP, Ayala Sherbow, Matthias Lampe
dotdotdotmedia.com
Episode 3: WhatsApp Cofounder on Walking Away from Facebook and Why Privacy is the Future
20+ min · · In an exclusive interview, WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton opens up about walking away from more than $850 million dollars at Facebook, and why with all the money in the world he’s betting on… · Shared by 6, including Josep M. Ganyet
The Guardian
Internet privacy: the apps that protect you from your apps
8 min · · Worried about the data collected about you? A new generation of startups is making apps to put your privacy settings straight · Shared by 604, including Jonathan Kogan, Johannes Lenz, Mark Kaigwa, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Jansnet, Brian Ahier, Jane, Howard Getson, Marc R Gagné MAPP, Rob Go, Oliver Raduner, henrik, Joshua Walker, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Faik Ersoy, Katja Evertz, Luca Like, Josep M. Ganyet, Christian Müller, Matthias Lampe