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Privacy Awareness

Privacy Awareness

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The data privacy paradox and digital demand
voxeu.org
Online consumers tend to say they care about privacy but at same time choose to share their personal data either for free or for little reward. This column examines this ‘data privacy paradox’ using
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I spy: are smart doorbells creating a global surveillance network?
www.theguardian.com
They were sold as gadgets that meant you would never miss a delivery. But now doorbell cameras – from Amazon’s Ring to Google’s Nest – are recording our every move
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Appeals Court Rules Aerial Police Tracking of Citizens Violates Fourth Amendment
reason.com
Baltimore kept tabs on citizens’ movement across 90 percent of the city, without a warrant, to investigate crimes.
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Privacy for Students: Surveillance Self-Defense
Privacy for Students
ssd.eff.org
Schools are increasingly adopting surveillance technology to spy on students while they’re at school, at home, or even on their social media. The companies that make these surveillance products and se...
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According to this article Windows 11 is now requiring laptops to have a front facing camera. (Why is that a requirement to install an OS?)
Windows 11 is free, but your CPU might not be officially supported
www.theverge.com
TPM and CPU changes have led to some confusion.
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https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20170607-why-printers-add-secret-tracking-dots
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_Identification_Code
List of Printers Which Do or Do Not Display Tracking Dots
www.eff.org
Warning (Added 2015) Some of the documents that we previously received through FOIA suggested that all major manufacturers of color laser printers entered a secret agreement with governments to ensure...
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TikTok Quietly Updated Privacy Policy to Collect Faceprints and Voiceprints
www.pandasecurity.com
TikTok has violated privacy regulations before, and they are in position to share millions of American users’ data with the Chinese government.
 
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DOJ Asks DC Court To Compel Decryption Of Device Seized In A Capitol Raid Case
www.techdirt.com
The DOJ is testing some waters it may not want to be troubling, not with hundreds of prosecutions stemming from the January 6 Capitol raid on the docket. It has asked the DC court to compel a defendan...
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Why You Suddenly Need To Delete Google Maps On Your iPhone
www.forbes.com
Hundreds of millions of iPhone users should stop using Google Maps after radical new update...
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