Top US Consumer Watchdog Has a Plan to Fight Predatory Data Brokers – Wired
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is proposing a rule that would allow regulators to police data brokers under the Fair… read more
‘FYI. A Warrant Isn’t Needed’: Secret Service Says You Agreed To Be Tracked With Location Data – 404 Media
Officials inside the Secret Service clashed over whether they needed a warrant to use location data harvested from ordinary apps… read more
Voted in America? This Site Doxed You – 404 Media
“Digitizing and aggregating data meaningfully changes the privacy context and the risks to people. Your municipal government storing your marriage… read more
Inside the U.S. Government-Bought Tool That Can Track Phones at Abortion Clinics – 404 Media
The videos also show that while Apple and Google have taken steps either to stymie the flow of location data… read more
Cracked Labs: Institute for Critical Digital Culture
Cracked Labs is an independent research institute and a creative laboratory based in Vienna, Austria. It investigates the socio-cultural impacts… read more
Americans numb to being monitored and tracked – Times Union
I’ve had the awkward experience of taking my dog for a walk and knowing an uncomfortable amount of information about… read more
GitHub List of Data Broker Removal Services
Explore this extensive list of data broker removal services: https://github.com/yaelwrites/Big-Ass-Data-Broker-Opt-Out-List
A Look Behind the Screens – Federal Trade Commission
Today, the Commission is approving the release of a groundbreaking report that sheds light on how these powerful Companies have… read more
Social media companies engaged in ‘vast surveillance,’ FTC finds, calling status quo ‘unacceptable’ – NBC News
Popular social media platforms and video streaming services pose serious risks to user privacy, with children and teenagers most at… read more
An Investigation of US Universities’ Implementation of FERPA Student Directory Policies and Student Privacy Preferences (Radway et al., 2024)
The Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is intended to protect student privacy, but has not adapted well to… read more