Apple’s app tracking transparency feature isn’t an instant privacy button – The Verge
A report from the Financial Times acts as a reminder of what Apple’s App Tracking Transparency settings do and do… read more
What Facebook’s Privacy Policies Don’t Tell You – Gizmodo
Or at least, that’s what you’ll think. Facebook’s privacy policies are a master class in divulging just enough to satisfy… read more
Three common privacy misconceptions that companies love – ACLU
This, I would argue, is the third misconception: that the battle is lost and there’s nothing people can do about… read more
When does sharing become over-sharing? – The Verge
The intimacy of social media can lead us to share a lot, and being vulnerable in those spaces can give… read more
The biggest lie on the Internet: ignoring the privacy policies and terms of service policies of social networking services (Obar & Oelderf-Hirsch)
Presents empirical evidence that users tend to bypass review of privacy policies and related terms of service. This paper addresses… read more
Contracting for the ‘Internet of Things’: Looking into the Nest (Noto la Diega & Walden)
As cited by Shoshana Zuboff, this study estimates that Google Nest users would have to review 1,000 privacy and terms… read more
Privacy literacy and its problems (Hagendorff)
In view of ever more emerging risks for informational privacy in the context of digital technologies, there is no doubt… read more
The Fight Over the Fight Over California’s Privacy Future – Wired
Policy wonks will appreciate this detailed dissection of California’s Proposition 24, a ballot initiative to amend the California Consumer Privacy… read more
Free VPNs are bad for your privacy
An overview of how VPNs work and their limitations. Whittaker, Z. (2020, September 24). Free VPNs are bad for your… read more
Misplaced Confidences: Privacy and the Control Paradox
Brandimarte, L., Acquisti, A., & Lowenstein, G. (2012). Misplaced confidences: Privacy and the control paradox. Social Psychological and Personality Science 4(3), 340-347. … read more