Tag Archives: Privacy

Mozilla Report Finds That New Cars Give Out Lots of Your Info

Posted on September 6, 2023 by David K.

Bad news: your car is a spy. Every major car brand failed a recent privacy and security test from Mozilla. You’re probably driving around in a “privacy nightmare” that may collect information as sensitive as your race, health status, and … Continue reading →

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Google and “Privacy”

Posted on March 16, 2021 by David K.

After months of stalling, Google finally revealed how much personal data they collect in Chrome and the Google app. No wonder they wanted to hide it.⁰Spying on users has nothing to do with building a great web browser or search … Continue reading →

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Apple and Privacy, So Far

Posted on January 15, 2021 by David K.

This is good news. The whole incident raised a lot of privacy concerns. Apple’s track record and extrapolated trajectory remains good on this front. Having been a programmer through the 90’s, and watched Microsoft (and Oracle, et. al.) through their … Continue reading →

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Search warrant overrides 1M users’ choice not to share DNA with cops | Ars Technica

Posted on November 10, 2019 by David K.

Police in Orlando, Florida, obtained a warrant this summer to search DNA site GEDmatch and review data on all of its users—about a million people, The New York Times reports. Privacy advocates are now concerned that police will continue to … Continue reading →

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Opinion: 50 years ago, I helped invent the internet. How did it go so wrong?

Posted on October 29, 2019 by David K.

When my scientist colleagues and I invented the internet 50 years ago, we did not anticipate that its dark side would emerge with such ferocity — or that we would feel an urgent need to fix it. Source: Opinion: 50 … Continue reading →

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