Data & Digital Privacy
Data rights, surveillance, GDPR, biometrics and tracking
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Your Phone Knows More Than You Think About Your Activity
Your phone is not reading your mind, and it is not listening to you without permission. The bigger story is…
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Flock Safety Rebuilds Its Surveillance Rules After Mounting Backlash
Flock Safety built one of the largest automated license plate camera networks in the United States. Now the surveillance technology…
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Smart Glasses Turn Public Harassment Into Viral Content
Smart glasses have made public harassment easier to record. A user filmed himself accosting British comedian Diane Morgan during a…
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Twitch Gives Creators an AI Training Opt-Out After Backlash
Twitch has changed its account settings after a wave of creator backlash over Amazon’s use of livestream content to train…
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Flock’s License Plate Network Turns Roads Into Searchable Records
A license plate reader can turn an ordinary drive into a searchable record. Flock, a surveillance equipment company, has built…
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Protecting Your Privacy on Roku and Smart TVs in 2026
Roku devices track a lot more than you might expect. Their privacy policy shows they collect detailed data about what…
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Data Privacy, AI Governance, and Media Disruption in August 2026
Data privacy just got a shot in the arm. Ethyca, led by founder and CEO Cillian Kieran, is pushing the…
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The Battle Over Hidden Surveillance Cameras Explodes Nationwide
They’re everywhere. Thousands of communities across the United States are now dotted with tiny, almost invisible cameras. These are not…
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FTC Targets Hims & Hers for Secret Health Data Sharing
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) just dropped a lawsuit against Hims & Hers for selling user privacy short. The telehealth…
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Privacy Clash at the Border Over Duress Phone Wipe
Samuel Tunick faces federal charges for wiping his phone at a U.S. border checkpoint. The government claims he entered a…
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