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24.01.2022 The encryption app is putting a $50 million infusion from WhatsApp cofounder Brian Acton to good use, building out features to help it go mainstream.

23.01.2022 When we talk about patents, we’re usually talking about utility patents. Utility patents protect inventions that claim to have some practical application or use. (A lot of them still claim things that are actually useless , but they’re supposed to be potentially useful.) Design patents, by contrast, protect only the ornamental or decorative aspects of a design. They don’t protect any kind of functionality. If there’s a functional work to protect, only a utility patent wil...Continue reading

21.01.2022 Today marks the 39th anniversary of the Council of Europe's "Convention for the Protection of Individuals with Regard to the Automatic Processing of Personal Data", or, more catchily, Convention 108 . It is the root treaty that spawned the first European Union-wide data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), as well as similar laws in Canada, Australia, India, Japan, Argentina, Uruguay, Mexico, and more . Its anniversary is why in the United...Continue reading

16.01.2022 Today Facebook announced the roll-out of its Off-Facebook Activity tool (initially introduced as Clear History nearly two years ago ). The tools shows you a list of apps, websites, and businesses that Facebook knows you have visited through its business tools (including Facebook Login, Facebook’s tracking Pixel, social widgets such as Like and Share buttons, and other less visible features for developers). It also gives you options to clear or disconnect the identifiabl...e information they have linked to your account. For more on how to use the setting, see our tutorial post . This is a good step for Facebook to take, and we hope it pushes other companies who talk a big game about transparencylooking at you, Googleto follow suit. If even Facebook can give people this level of transparency and control around a particular data stream, other adtech players should be able to get their act together. That said, it's an incomplete measure, not least because we know that most users are unlikely to dig into and change their settings. In the U.S., for example, three-quarters of adults don’t even know that Facebook’s ad preferences page exists. On top of that, this tool doesn't come close to covering all the ways Facebook collects and monetizes data about you . For starters, there's no way to opt out of Custom Audiences, one of Facebook's most powerful targeted advertising services. As long as the burden is on users to carefully manage multiple sets of labyrinthine privacy settings, the privacy-invasive norms of targeted advertising will remain. But Facebook and other companies whose business model relies on harvesting your data know that most users are uncomfortable with the status quo , and likely would not choose to have ads targeted at them if given a real option. That’s why we need a strong federal privacy law in the U.S. and stronger interpretation of existing privacy laws globally . Without it, we’ll just be shuffling deck chairs on the Titanic.

14.01.2022 This Safer Internet Day #SID2020 start the chat about online safety to help educate your family & community. Visit http://esafety.gov.au for easy to follow tips & resources. #eSafetySID

14.01.2022 New research from MIT shows that the Voatz app appears to have some glaring security holes.

11.01.2022 U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin foreshadowed the Trump administration’s plans for greater surveillance of cryptocurrency users during his testimony before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday. He noted that cryptocurrency was a crucial area for the Treasury Department to examine, and said: We are working with FinCEN and we will be rolling out new regulations to be very clear on greater transparency so that law enforcement can see where the money is going and tha...Continue reading

10.01.2022 California police and sheriffs are failing to protect the privacy of drivers on city streets, the California State Auditor’s office determined after a seven-month investigation into the use of automated license plate readers (ALPRs) by the Los Angeles Police Department and three other local law enforcement agencies. California State Senator Scott Wiener sponsored the State Auditor’s report. The auditor raised a long list of concerns, including fundamental problems with police...Continue reading

08.01.2022 Behind the scenes of the surveillance economy.

07.01.2022 Both iPhones and Androids are encrypted by default. But there are steps you can take to safeguard your data on backups and messaging apps.

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03.01.2022 We’re supporting the eSafety Commissioner to make the internet a better place for all. This Safer Internet Day #SID2020, start the chat about online safety in your community. Find resources to help at http://esafety.gov.au/sid #eSafetySID

02.01.2022 A separate new inquiry will focus on services allowing online advertisers to target Australian internet users The competition watchdog will conduct two new inquiries into possible anti-competitive behaviour by digital platforms such as Facebook and Google, and services allowing online advertisers to target Australian internet users. The treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, has instructed the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to begin the new inquiries as part of ongoing s...crutiny recommended by the digital platforms inquiry it conducted in 2019 . Related: The government must make sure technology serves public interest. The alternative is a libertarian free-for-all | Peter Lewis Related: The Coalition says it's cracking down on Facebook and Google but what does it actually mean? Continue reading...