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WhatsApp to share user data with Facebook for ad targeting - here's how to opt out | Te... - 0 views

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shared by Ian Forrester on 27 Aug 16 - No Cached

Ian Forrester on 27 Aug 16

"Facebook-owned messaging giant WhatsApp has announced a big change to its privacy policy which, once a user accepts its new T&Cs, will see it start to share some user data with its parent company - including for ad-targeting purposes on the latter service."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Facebook-owned messaging giant WhatsApp has announced a big change to its privacy policy which, once a user accepts its new T&Cs, will see it start to share some user data with its parent company - including for ad-targeting purposes on the latter service."</div>

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Netflix Freaks Out Users with Creepy Black Mirror Marketing Stunt - 0 views

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shared by Ian Forrester on 29 Dec 17 - No Cached

Ian Forrester on 29 Dec 17

"Users of Turkey's equivalent to Reddit received an unsettling message late last night. Across the site, users began complaining that they'd received a mysterious DM from an account named "iamwaldo" that left many people feeling paranoid and anxious. It appears that was the intention of the message, which is actually a viral marketing ploy to promote the new season of Black Mirror."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Users of Turkey's equivalent to Reddit received an unsettling message late last night. Across the site, users began complaining that they'd received a mysterious DM from an account named "iamwaldo" that left many people feeling paranoid and anxious. It appears that was the intention of the message, which is actually a viral marketing ploy to promote the new season of Black Mirror."</div>

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Edward Snowden says "the central problem of the future" is control of user data | TechC... - 0 views

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shared by Ian Forrester on 14 Dec 16 - No Cached

Ian Forrester on 14 Dec 16

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey interviewed Edward Snowden today, and the big topic was technology. During the Q&A (which was broadcast live from the Pardon Snowden Periscope account) Snowden discussed the data that many online companies continue to collect about their users, creating a "quantified world" - and more opportunities for government surveillance.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey interviewed Edward Snowden today, and the big topic was technology. During the Q&A (which was broadcast live from the Pardon Snowden Periscope account) Snowden discussed the data that many online companies continue to collect about their users, creating a "quantified world" - and more opportunities for government surveillance.</div>

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WhatsApp-Facebook data-sharing deal probed by UK privacy watchdog | TechCrunch - 0 views

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shared by Ian Forrester on 27 Aug 16 - No Cached

Ian Forrester on 27 Aug 16

"Just one day after WhatsApp revealed a sea-change in its attitude to user data, by detailing plans to share the mobile numbers and last seen status of its users with parent company Facebook for ad-targeting and marketing purposes, the UK's data protection watchdog has fired a warning shot across Zuckerberg's bows by announcing it intends to investigate the arrangement"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Just one day after WhatsApp revealed a sea-change in its attitude to user data, by detailing plans to share the mobile numbers and last seen status of its users with parent company Facebook for ad-targeting and marketing purposes, the UK's data protection watchdog has fired a warning shot across Zuckerberg's bows by announcing it intends to investigate the arrangement"</div>

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Online Cheating Site AshleyMadison Hacked - Krebs on Security - 0 views

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shared by Ian Forrester on 24 Jul 15 - No Cached

Ian Forrester on 24 Jul 15

Large caches of data stolen from online cheating site AshleyMadison.com have been posted online by an individual or group that claims to have completely compromised the company's user databases, financial records and other proprietary information. The still-unfolding leak could be quite damaging to some 37 million users of the hookup service, whose slogan is "Life is short. Have an affair."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Large caches of data stolen from online cheating site AshleyMadison.com have been posted online by an individual or group that claims to have completely compromised the company's user databases, financial records and other proprietary information. The still-unfolding leak could be quite damaging to some 37 million users of the hookup service, whose slogan is "Life is short. Have an affair."</div>

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OKCupid: we experiment on users. Everyone does | Technology | The Guardian - 0 views

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shared by Ian Forrester on 03 Mar 15 - No Cached

Ian Forrester on 03 Mar 15

Dating service OkCupid has cheerfully admitted to manipulating what it shows users, a month after Facebook faced a storm of protest when it revealed that it had conducted psychological experiments.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Dating service OkCupid has cheerfully admitted to manipulating what it shows users, a month after Facebook faced a storm of protest when it revealed that it had conducted psychological experiments.</div>

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Facebook 'tracks all visitors, breaching EU law' | Technology | The Guardian - 1 views

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shared by Ian Forrester on 01 Apr 15 - No Cached

Ian Forrester on 01 Apr 15

People without Facebook accounts, logged out users, and EU users who have explicitly opted out of tracking are all being tracked, report says

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">People without Facebook accounts, logged out users, and EU users who have explicitly opted out of tracking are all being tracked, report says</div>

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Uber wants to feed you all kinds of content during your next ride | The Verge - 0 views

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shared by Ian Forrester on 12 Jan 16 - No Cached

Ian Forrester on 12 Jan 16

Uber, realizing it had hundreds of millions of people in its back seats as a captive audience, just announced it will allow third-party apps the ability to serve up notifications, content, or ads to its users during their trips. The notifications would be customized to the length and locations of each person's ride, but only with permission from the user.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Uber, realizing it had hundreds of millions of people in its back seats as a captive audience, just announced it will allow third-party apps the ability to serve up notifications, content, or ads to its users during their trips. The notifications would be customized to the length and locations of each person's ride, but only with permission from the user.</div>

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Mozilla Slipped a 'Mr. Robot'-Promo Plugin into Firefox and Users Are Pissed [Updated] - 0 views

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shared by Ian Forrester on 29 Dec 17 - No Cached

Ian Forrester on 29 Dec 17

"Mozilla sneaked a browser plugin that promotes Mr. Robot into Firefox-and managed to piss off a bunch of its privacy-conscious users in the process."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Mozilla sneaked a browser plugin that promotes Mr. Robot into Firefox-and managed to piss off a bunch of its privacy-conscious users in the process."</div>

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shared by Ian Forrester on 15 Jan 20 - No Cached

Ian Forrester on 15 Jan 20

"webxray is a tool for analyzing third-party content on webpages and identifying the companies which collect user data. A command line user interface makes webxray easy to use for non-programmers, and those with advanced needs may analyze millions of pages with proper configuration. webxray is a professional tool designed for academic research, and may be used by privacy compliance officers, regulators, and those who are generally curious about hidden data flows on the web."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"webxray is a tool for analyzing third-party content on webpages and identifying the companies which collect user data. A command line user interface makes webxray easy to use for non-programmers, and those with advanced needs may analyze millions of pages with proper configuration. webxray is a professional tool designed for academic research, and may be used by privacy compliance officers, regulators, and those who are generally curious about hidden data flows on the web."</div>

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Shared backend for Web3 | 3Box - 0 views

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shared by Ian Forrester on 28 Sep 20 - No Cached

Ian Forrester on 28 Sep 20

"User Data Cloud 3Box makes it simple to store data securely with your users, letting you focus on building great products. #BuildBetter"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"User Data Cloud 3Box makes it simple to store data securely with your users, letting you focus on building great products. #BuildBetter"</div>

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LEAP Encryption Access Project - 1 views

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shared by Ian Forrester on 18 Dec 16 - No Cached

Ian Forrester on 18 Dec 16

"LEAP is a dedicated to giving all internet users access to secure communication. Our focus is on adapting encryption technology to make it easy to use and widely available. Like free speech, the right to whisper is an necessary precondition for a free society. Without it, civil society and political freedom become impossible. As the importance of digital communication for civic participation increases, so does the importance of the ability to digitally whisper. LEAP is devoted to making the ability to whisper available to all internet users."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"LEAP is a dedicated to giving all internet users access to secure communication. Our focus is on adapting encryption technology to make it easy to use and widely available. Like free speech, the right to whisper is an necessary precondition for a free society. Without it, civil society and political freedom become impossible. As the importance of digital communication for civic participation increases, so does the importance of the ability to digitally whisper. LEAP is devoted to making the ability to whisper available to all internet users."</div>

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Kazarma - Technostructures - 0 views

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shared by Ian Forrester on 09 Feb 23 - No Cached

Ian Forrester on 09 Feb 23

Kazarma is a bridge between two decentralized protocols: Matrix and ActivityPub. Kazarma allows exchange via private messages between Matrix users and users of an ActivityPub platform, such as Mastodon, PeerTube or Funkwhale. Public ActivityPub activities (eg toots threads) are also bridged into Matrix channels. The Kazarma bridge is easy to deploy, secure and easy to scale.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Kazarma is a bridge between two decentralized protocols: Matrix and ActivityPub. Kazarma allows exchange via private messages between Matrix users and users of an ActivityPub platform, such as Mastodon, PeerTube or Funkwhale. Public ActivityPub activities (eg toots threads) are also bridged into Matrix channels. The Kazarma bridge is easy to deploy, secure and easy to scale.</div>

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TomTom user data sold to Dutch police, used to determine ideal locations for speed traps - 0 views

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Nintendo's Charming 'Miitomo' Could Be the Most Brilliant Data Mining App Ever | Mother... - 0 views

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shared by Ian Forrester on 08 May 16 - No Cached

Ian Forrester on 08 May 16

It sounds innocent enough. But users are growing suspicious of the app's whimsical, canned questions, many of which read like a marketing survey.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">It sounds innocent enough. But users are growing suspicious of the app's whimsical, canned questions, many of which read like a marketing survey.</div>

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Adult FriendFinder Hack Exposes 412 Million User Accounts - Dating Sites Reviews - 0 views

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Lip-Reading Computers Could Spell the End of Passwords as We Know Them - 0 views

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shared by Ian Forrester on 04 Apr 17 - No Cached

Ian Forrester on 04 Apr 17

"Instead of requiring a typed password or a fingerprint, this security software asks the user to speak or mouth a password directly at a device's camera."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Instead of requiring a typed password or a fingerprint, this security software asks the user to speak or mouth a password directly at a device's camera."</div>

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Lightbeam for Firefox - Mozilla - 0 views

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shared by Ian Forrester on 11 Feb 14 - No Cached

Ian Forrester on 11 Feb 14

Lightbeam is a Firefox add-on that uses interactive visualizations to show you the first and third party sites you interact with on the Web. As you browse, Lightbeam reveals the full depth of the Web today, including parts that are not transparent to the average user.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Lightbeam is a Firefox add-on that uses interactive visualizations to show you the first and third party sites you interact with on the Web. As you browse, Lightbeam reveals the full depth of the Web today, including parts that are not transparent to the average user.</div>

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Ashley Madison adultery site hack: will I be found out? | The Guardian - 0 views

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