Bob Hoffman wrote a blog post WIRED: “BAN TARGETED ADVERTISING”. Continue reading “Don’t ban targeting, ban tracking”
Zoom videoconferencing and your personal data
Doc Searls wrote a blog post titled Zoom needs to clean up its privacy act. Continue reading “Zoom videoconferencing and your personal data”
How DuckDuckGo makes money without invading your privacy
Gabriel Weinberg, CEO & Founder at DuckDuckGo.com, wrote an article about the company’s business model, i.e. how the search engine can make money without invading your privacy. Continue reading “How DuckDuckGo makes money without invading your privacy”
Where do Chick-fil-A customers go on Sundays? A D-FW company has the answer
Dom DiFurio wrote an article for The Dallas Morning News titiled Where do Chick-fil-A customers go on Sundays? A D-FW company has the answer, and it’s not Popeyes. Continue reading “Where do Chick-fil-A customers go on Sundays? A D-FW company has the answer”
I Shared My Phone Number. I Learned I Shouldn’t Have.
Brian X. Chen wrote a New York Times article titled I Shared My Phone Number. I Learned I Shouldn’t Have. Continue reading “I Shared My Phone Number. I Learned I Shouldn’t Have.”
Stores are spying on you using Bluetooth beacons
Michael Kwet wrote a New York Times article titled In Stores, Secret Surveillance Tracks Your Every Move.
“Imagine you are shopping in your favorite grocery store. As you approach the dairy aisle, you are sent a push notification in your phone: ’10 percent off your favorite yogurt! Click here to redeem your coupon.’ You considered buying yogurt on your last trip to the store, but you decided against it. How did your phone know? Your smartphone was tracking you… [with] Bluetooth beacons.” Continue reading “Stores are spying on you using Bluetooth beacons”
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