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Facebook emails show us again that profits come before privacy
"Facebook is just a very high-profile example of that problem. Its claim that it doesn't sell user is based on a narrow interpretation of the word sell…
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Google Home and Amazon Echo Can Store Your Voice Recordings. Here's When They Could Be Used Against You.
"“That’s pretty damning evidence right there,” said Richard Forno, an affiliate of Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Society (CIS). But when i…
Protecting the Freedom to Encrypt
Widespread availability of advanced encryption technology has improved security for consumers and businesses, though some in law enforcement have voiced concern…
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5 biggest risks of sharing your DNA with consumer genetic-testing companies
""The key thing about your genetic data ... it is uniquely yours. It identifies you, so if you are going to entrust it to a company, you should try to…
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Alexa and other smart speakers may endanger privacy rights
"“If you install a private corporation’s microphone-enabled device in your house, you should count on the fact that third parties may well access the infor…
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How hackers can exploit devices used at home
"“The more we delegate, the more there is opportunity for hackers that make it a valuable target,” said Jennifer King, director of consumer privacy at Stan…
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Amazon blames creepy Alexa incident on ‘unlikely’ string of events
"Ryan Calo, a law professor who co-directs the University of Washington’s tech policy lab, agreed that the sort of glitch Amazon described is unlikely. But…
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How the internet tricks you out of privacy using 'dark patterns' of design
"Deceptive design nudges, tricks and goads you into sharing more than you might intend to online, Professor Hartzog argues in his new book, Privacy's B…
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Users must demand more privacy protection, Mozilla director tells MPs
"A director with Mozilla Corp., the company that makes the Firefox browser, says he welcomes more regulation of the internet but is also urging citizens to…
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With in-car delivery, Amazon is testing how much privacy you'll give up — even as backlash rocks Facebook
""Once this sort of behavior becomes normalized, it becomes harder to push back on both as a consumer and as a matter of policy," said Woodrow Ha…
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Politicians worldwide raise questions about Cambridge Analytica’s use of Facebook data
"“What they did was a straightforward strategy already used by advertisers selling toothpaste and shoes,” said Ben Scott, an outside technology adviser to…
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Inside Amazon Go: The camera-filled convenience store that watches you back
"“It’s not just the transaction,” said Danielle Citron, a law professor and privacy expert at the University of Maryland’s law school. “Powerful companies…