A preliminary look at privacy labels in iOS VPN apps
Apple’s new privacy labels inform users about what information the app (VPN or otherwise) is sending back to the app’s developers – and for what purpose. There has been a lot of news and voting…
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Is the GDPR finally going to get some teeth?
The GDPR is a powerful, far-reaching piece of legislation, but one whose full potential the EU data protection authorities have so far failed to realize. Research from DLA Piper shows that fines totalling 272.5 million…
Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: January 15, 2021
Featured: Privacy News Online – Week of January 15th, 2021 Not going dark: personal data from the Internet of Things ushers in a golden age for law enforcement A new report from the Brennan Center…
Apple’s new privacy labels show how data hungry Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp are
The rollout of privacy labels in all apps available in the iOS app store has revealed the massive amount of information that Facebook collects through Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp. This revelation has seemingly burst the…
Not going dark: personal data from the Internet of Things ushers in a golden age for law enforcement
Last week, Privacy News Online wrote about the increasing use of vehicle forensics to solve crimes. These “smartphones on wheels” join a growing list of everyday devices that are becoming “smart” – that is, incorporating…
UK rules against the use of general warrants to hack into citizen’s devices
The United Kingdom (UK) High Court has ruled that the country’s security and intelligence agencies can no longer use “general warrants” as legal writ for property interference, aka hacking. The move has been declared a…
Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: January 8, 2021
Featured: Privacy News Online – Week of January 8th, 2021 Police are increasingly using digital vehicle forensics to solve cases Police departments around the country have been solving cases by pulling valuable information off of…
Today’s online advertising not only seriously harms privacy, but is seriously broken in other ways; we need to fix it
For three and half years now, Privacy News Online has been warning about the huge, and largely ignored, danger of micro-targeted ads and real-time bidding (RTB). The approach sounds plausible. Advertisers bid in real time…
Man sues police after incorrect facial recognition match leads to wrongful arrest
Nijeer Parks is suing the police after he was arrested and jailed in 2019 for ten days based on an incorrect facial recognition match. After a crime in Woodbridge, NJ, the local police department issued…
Police are increasingly using digital vehicle forensics to solve cases
Police investigators are increasingly taking advantage of a new class of forensics technology known as digital vehicle forensics. When police have access, they will suck up an inordinate amount of information from your automobile’s onboard…