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A collection of resources about European privacy regulation, free speech issues, and the role of tech companies in the context of GDPR and beyond. This comprehensive selection delves into the evolving landscape of data protection laws across Europe, examining how these regulations impact individual rights, corporate responsibilities, and public ...
A collection of articles and videos looking at amazon Alexa
a look at encryption, and it's importance in computer science and cyber security (privacy, etc)
a look at encryption, and it's importance in computer science and cyber security (privacy, etc)
a look at encryption, and it's importance in computer science and cyber security (privacy, etc)
VPN - virtual private networks and Encryption and Cybersecurity
Smart City - technology, purpose, fears
a collection of articles and videos about How to pack for (long-term) travel
Amazon - privacy, security, surveillance issues
Amazon Alexa - privacy, security, surveillance issues
WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram (and other messaging apps) - business model
a collection of articles about Telegram and their messaging app
A collection of articles and videos looking at privacy issues in the EU, and regulations of technology companies
European Union response to COVID19 - Coronavirus epidemic, pandemic
a collection of articles with Practical tips for protecting your Privacy (internet)
Encryption, Cybersecurity and Legal Issues, Law Enforcement
a collection of articles about Email Marketing - and GDPR
Remote working and Surveillance, Security, Privacy Issues
examining issues related to privacy, surveillance and security in the workplace
Tech + Government: Military, Funding and Silicon Valley
Spying and Surveillance, Privacy
a collection of articles and videos about Surveillance and Privacy
articles and videos looking at drones, ai and surveillance applications
A collection of articles and videos about Smart homes and the Internet of Things (IoT)
Chatbots on College campuses - smart speakers and AI in education
Vaccine Passports - Travel, Testing, Privacy issues and COVID19 - Coronavirus
Life360 - privacy issues and location-tracking app for parents, kids
Public WiFi hotspots - getting access to the internet while traveling - security issues
a collection of articles, videos and resources examining issues related to privacy and security at universities
a collection of articles, videos and resources examining issues related to Data, privacy and surveillance issues - examples of companies selling or leaking data

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Article

Stop the EARN IT Bill Before It Breaks Encryption | EFF Action Center

The House and Senate are both pushing forward with the so-called “EARN IT” Act, a bill that will undermine encryption and free speech online. Attor... (2020)


Article

How My Boss Monitors Me While I Work From Home - The New York Times

As we shelter in place in the pandemic, more employers are using software to track our work — and us. (2020)


Article

Facebook to Pay $550 Million to Settle Facial Recognition Suit - The New York Times

It was another black mark on the privacy record of the social network, which also reported its quarterly earnings. “ Facebook said on Wednesday ... (2020)


Article

London Police Are Taking Surveillance to a Whole New Level - The New York Times (2020)

The city, stepping into a debate over privacy, says it will use real-time facial recognition technology “to tackle serious crime.” (2020)


Article

Opinion | Why Are You Publicly Sharing Your Child’s DNA Information? - The New York Times

By uploading their children’s genetic information on public websites, parents are forever exposing their personal health data. (2020)


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Opinion | How to Stop the Abuse of Location Data - Foursquare - The New York Times (2019)

There are no formal rules for what is ethical — or even legal — in the location data business. That needs to change. In the op-ed, Jeff (Foursqu... (2019)


Article

Microsoft Launches Decentralized Identity Tool on Bitcoin Blockchain - 2019 - CoinDesk

A new decentralized ID solution from Microsoft built directly on the bitcoin blockchain could have far-reaching impacts. (2019)


Article

Microsoft, Facebook, trust and privacy — 2019 - Benedict Evans

There are strong parallels between organised abuse of Facebook and FB’s attempts to respond, in the last 24 months, and malware on Windows and Offi... (2019)


Article

How to Safeguard Your Tech, and Your Money, While Traveling - The New York Times

Getting a “throwaway” email for online booking is one tip experts offer. Another: Consider signing up for a credit card only for online purchases. (2019)


Article

Zuckerberg Plans to Integrate WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger - The New York Times

Facebook’s chief executive has asserted control over its sprawling divisions and mandated the social network’s messaging services be knitted together. (2019)


Article

Monero to Become First Billion-Dollar Crypto to Implement 'Bulletproofs' Tech - CoinDesk

A highly anticipated technology designed to make blockchain privacy features more scalable will be tested on Monero soon. (2018)


Article

US is using road signs to capture license plate data — Quartz

It takes a photograph of your license plate. (2018)


Article

Forget the new iPhones, Apple's best product is now privacy || Fast Company

Under Tim Cook’s leadership, Apple saw just how critical an issue user privacy would become. Now it’s at least as important a feature as shiny indu... (2018)


Article

Kairos: Face recognition AI transforms visual data analysis

Cameras are Watching and Machines are Learning: The Beginning An explosion of images and video is creating massive opportunities for understandi... (2018)


Article

Australia Wants to Take Government Surveillance to the Next Level - The New York Times

A new bill will help its intelligence agencies circumvent encryption. And what starts Down Under won’t necessarily stay there. (2018)


Article

How smart TVs are getting quite smart about you || Fast Company

Smarter sets could mean more niche programming and fewer annoying ads, says the TV industry. Privacy advocates worry consumers are being kept in th... (2018)


Article

What if people were paid for their data? - The Economist

Data workers of the world, unite “DATA SLAVERY.” Jennifer Lyn Morone, an American artist, thinks this is the state in which most people now live... (2018)


Article

Deleting Your Online DNA Data Is Brutally Difficult - Bloomberg

A reporter’s effort to erase her genetic footprint gets snared in a thicket of policies and rules. (2018)


Article

Bye, Chrome: Why I’m switching to Firefox and you should too - FastCoDesign

The time has come. "Google already runs a lot of my online life–it’s my email, my calendar, my go-to map, and all my documents. I use Duck Du... (2018)


Article

4 Projects Seeking to Solve Ethereum's Privacy Paradox - CoinDesk

Ethereum uses transparency as part of its security but potential problems with data exposure are now being addressed. (2018)


Article

GDPR and Blockchain: Is the New EU Data Protection Regulation a Threat or an Incentive?

New European data protection regulation to trigger even more blockchain innovation. (2018)


Article

The Next Privacy Battle in Europe Is Over This New Law - The New York Times

The tech industry is fighting a pending measure that’s even stricter than the recently enacted G.D.P.R. It’s called the ePrivacy Regulation. (2018)


Article

Amazon Pushes Facial Recognition to Police. Critics See Surveillance Risk. - The New York Times

More than two dozen civil rights organizations asked the tech giant to stop selling its image recognition system to law enforcement agencies... (2018)


Article

Germany Acts to Tame Facebook, Learning From Its Own History of Hate - The New York Times

A country taps its past as it leads the way on one of the most pressing issues facing modern democracies: how to regulate the world’s biggest socia... (2018)


Article

Is a Dumber Phone a Better Phone? - The New York Times

A new crop of smartphones has arrived, aiming to improve on the iPhone — not by being better but by being substantially worse. (2018)


Article

Palantir Knows Everything About You | Bloomberg

Peter Thiel's data-mining company is using War on Terror tools to track American citizens. The scary thing? Palantir is desperate for new customers. (2018)


Article

Whois public database in public breach of GDPR, according to European authorities

Whois is dead as Europe hands DNS overlord ICANN its arse • The Register “Can we still have a GDPR moratorium, asks US domain-name body... (2018)


Article

I Downloaded the Information That Facebook Has on Me. Yikes. - The New York Times

Using a tool that Facebook offers its users, our columnist found out more than he wanted to know about the social network, the ad industry and hims... (2018)


Article

The New European General Data Protection Regulations GDPR - and Automated Mail Marketing

In our previous article, we took an in-depth look at the implications of the new data protection laws in relation to eCommerce and web-based busine... (2018)


Article

‘Big Brother’ in India Requires Fingerprint Scans for Food, Phones and Finances - The New York Times

The government requires its people to submit finger, eye and facial images. The ID is mandatory for many services, but opponents say it infringes p... (2018)


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TechCrunch Live: Roblox, SuperAwesome, and Fingerprint executives discuss the state of kids media

With large majorities of all children (70% in the U.S. and U.K.) staying home from school during the COVID-19 crisis, use of digital media properti... (2020)


Video

Joe Rogan Experience #1368 - Edward Snowden

Edward Snowden is an American whistleblower who copied and leaked highly classified information from the National Security Agency in 2013 when he w... (2019)


Video

Black Mirror S03E01 Airport scene

When your rating matters... (2019)


Video

Right To Be Forgotten - Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight Published on May 19, 2014 John Oliver covers the new European law that would allow people to erase themselves from internet sea... (2018)


Video

The Terrifying Cost of "Free” Websites

If you're not paying, you're not the customer--you're the product. (2018)


Podcast

The End of Privacy as We Know It? - The New York Times

An unregulated facial recognition app can probably tell the police your name, and help them find out where you live and who your friends are. (2020)


Podcast

Crypto Security and the New Web3 Mindsets for Users - a16z Podcast | Podcast on Spotify

Listen to this episode from a16z Podcast on Spotify. Today’s episode is all about crypto security — that is, the new mindsets and the new strategie... (2021)


Podcast

Contact tracing: So promising. So invasive. - Should This Exist? - Podcast

Listen to this episode from Should This Exist? on Spotify. It’s one of the best weapons we have to contain a pandemic. But can it defe... (2020)


Podcast

What to Know about GDPR – a16z Podcast: Andreessen Horowitz

Given concern around data breaches, the EU Parliament finally passed GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) after four years of preparation and ... (2018)


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