The Guardian
‘Bossware is coming for almost every worker’: the software you might not realize is watching you
7 min · · Computer monitoring software is helping companies spy on their employees to measure their productivity – often without their consent · Shared by 120, including Dorothea Baur (Dr.), luis antónio santos, Nige Roberts-Willson, John Koetsier, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, USC, Christian Hartmann, Chris Gledhill, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Tactical Tech, Liv 😷, John Hagel, Mark Kaigwa, Andrew Spence, Patrick Sanwikarja
The New York Times
Does Palantir See Too Much?
20+ min · · The tech giant helps governments and law enforcement decipher vast amounts of data — to mysterious and, some say, dangerous ends. · Shared by 420, including Ceferino Díaz, Memen Isimo, Mattia Fregola 🤔, David Nagel, Caden Jiang, Katja Evertz, Sai Kan, Liv 😷, Cameron Yick ~ @hydrosquall@vis.social on mastodon, Glenn Greenwald, Patrick Collison, luis antónio santos
WIRED
How to Cover Your Tracks Every Time You Go Online
2 min · · Online tracking can often feel downright invasive. From using VPNs to clearing browser histories, we've got your back. · Shared by 219, including Marc R Gagné MAPP, l. ones, Katja Evertz, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Liv 😷, Aamir Raz, Marco Ruiz, Claudia Sommer, Backchannel
Lifehacker
Get The 'Terms Of Service' Bullet Points You Need With This Site
1 min · · Whenever you start using a new product, you’re often presented with the terms of service, an often exceptionally lengthy document filled with language that even if you did try to read it all (we know… · Shared by 6, including Liv 😷
EFF
Behind the One-Way Mirror: A Deep Dive Into the Technology of Corporate Surveillance
· It's time to shed light on the technical methods and business practices behind third-party tracking. For journalists, policy makers, and concerned consumers, this paper will demystify the fundamentals… · Shared by 300, including Sébastien Bonset, Jochen Burkhard, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Luis Roig | @darum@indieweb.social, Dan Gillmor is at mastodon.social/@dangillmor, luis antónio santos, Faik Ersoy, Steve Faktor, Liv 😷, Stefan Diepolder, Thomas Power
brave.com
VPN⁰: A Privacy-Preserving Distributed Virtual Private Network
8 min · · This research presents VPN⁰, the first distributed virtual private network offering a privacy preserving traffic authorization and validation mechanism. This research was conducted by Dr. Matteo… · Shared by 48, including AJ Ghergich, Liv 😷, Vikram Dutt, BrendanEich, 瑞拿頭
Fast Company
Most people don’t understand privacy, and that’s a huge opportunity for design
2 min · · New research highlights just how clueless we are when it comes to digital privacy. It’s time for companies to step up and fill in the gaps. · Shared by 146, including @grzewap@mastodon.social, Shubhankar Adhikari, Tauno, Liv 😷, Daniel Newman, Liliane Ferrari ™, Massimiliano Aroffo, Niklaus Gerber