YouTube’s Latest Ding Raises Questions Over Its Compliance With Apple’s Privacy Policies – AdWeek
But YouTube may still be tracking people who visit its iOS app, raising questions about whether the company is complying… read more
How China became the world’s shopping cart – Rest of World
The Chinese e-commerce sector is on a mission to shake its reputation as just the manufacturer of cheap “made in… read more
I asked Tinder for my data. It sent me 800 pages of my deepest, darkest secrets – The Guardian
I emailed Tinder requesting my personal data and got back way more than I bargained for.Some 800 pages came back… read more
TikTok Eyes $17.5 Billion Shopping Business on Amazon’s Turf – Bloomberg
ByteDance Ltd.’s TikTok aims to grow the size of its US e-commerce business tenfold to as much as $17.5 billion… read more
How mental health became a social media minefield – Vox
It can feel special, understandably, to adopt a label around which to frame one’s identity, if not outright cool. And… read more
eBay Vision Patent Tracks User Identity Over Time – The Daily Upside
This system compares a user image to images from merchant listings to find a “visual similarity measure” between the two…. read more
Meta’s Brain Reader Could Help it Understand Users’ Mental State – The Daily Upside
Meta wants to get to know its users inside and out. The company filed a patent application for in-ear “spectroscopy”… read more
If It’s Advertised to You Online, You Probably Shouldn’t Buy It. Here’s Why. – New York Times
But the rise of microtargeting has come with a staggering price tag. “There is limited evidence to suggest that the… read more
The Streets Are Watching: How Billboards are Spying on You – Big Brother Watch
Billboard advertising is becoming increasingly data-driven with high-tech tools being used to make sure that screens show the right adverts… read more
Targeted Billboard Ads Are a Privacy Nightmare – Gizmodo
“We’ve uncovered new ways in which millions of people’s movements and behaviours are tracked to target us with ads on… read more