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EFF Angry as Google Keeps 3rd-Party Cookies in Chrome

Regulatory capture by stealth? Google changes its mind about third-party tracking cookies—we’re stuck with them for the foreseeable ...

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Don’t Be Evil: Google’s Scary ‘IP Protection’ Privacy Plan

Firefox here we come! “Free” privacy proxy for all Chrome users? What could POSSIBLY go wrong? ...

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Oracle’s HUGE Ad Data Graph is ‘Illegal Panopticon’ — 5 BILLION People Big

Richi Jennings | August 23, 2022 | ad tracking, adtech, Advertising and AdTech, California, California Constitution, California Invasion of Privacy Act, facebook, federal law, Federal Wiretap Act, ID Graph, In contravention to the California Constitution and the reasonable expectations of privacy of California residents, Larry Ellison, Oracle, Privacy, SB Blogwatch, Surveillance capitalism, Unfair Competition Law

Oracle “illegally” collects and links data about you, selling it to the highest bidder—all without your consent ...

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Data Privacy Day

Jacob Hughes | January 28, 2021 | Data Privacy Day, Mobile Security, Mobile Tracking, Smartphone Vulnerabilities, Surveillance capitalism

Today is Data Privacy Day, a perfect opportunity to learn how to keep your smartphone from being used for tracking purposes. While it can feel like a daunting challenge to escape the ...

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Children, smartphones and the surveillance economy

Jacob Hughes | October 19, 2020 | Children and smartphones, Surveillance capitalism

For many children, smartphones are a gateway to greater independence and a more fulfilling social life. But smartphones can also open up a child’s life to the intrusive tracking, profiling and targeting ...

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