Tag Archives: surveillance

It isn’t surveillance capitalism

Posted on Jan 13, 2020 by

I hear people complain about surveillance capitalism, corporations buying and selling personal and private information about people en masse, but I think this is a misunderstanding that will stop us from solving the problem. A story about someone looking through … Continue reading →

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Lack of self-awareness

Posted on Dec 30, 2019 by

This post by former US President Barack Obama shows a complete lack of self-awareness: As we wind down 2019, I wanted to share with you my annual list of favorites that made the last year a little brighter. We’ll start … Continue reading →

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Delete Facebook

Posted on Dec 20, 2019 by

This is your regularly scheduled reminder to delete Facebook. This time brought to you by “why do we keep tracking the location of our users, even after they turned location tracking off? Because we want the location data.” Facebook acknowledged … Continue reading →

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Labour promising a Tory dream

Posted on Nov 15, 2019 by

For my British friends: Labour promising to nationalise broadband is a true Tory dream, not nightmare. On the surface, this is classic left-wing, socialising a utility to provide equal access for all. I think there are good arguments for ensuring … Continue reading →

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Facebook accidentally accessing your camera

Posted on Nov 13, 2019 by

At this point, why bother? Facebook users, who really should reconsider their life choices right about now, are noticing that Facebook’s iOS app is accessing their iPhone or iPad camera while they’re doing completely unrelated things, like skimming their FB … Continue reading →

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Smart TV surveillance

Posted on Oct 17, 2019 by

3 scientific papers examine just how much data is sent back to advertisers and service providers from Smart TV’s and IoT devices: When we watch TV, our TVs watch us back and track our habits. This practice has exploded recently … Continue reading →

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No trade secrets for foreigners in China

Posted on Oct 16, 2019 by

This is at least interesting for anyone doing business – or traveling as a tourist – in China: It is important to fully understand what this means. Under the Cybersecurity Law, the Chinese government has the right to obtain from any person … Continue reading →

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Permanent Record

Posted on Sep 24, 2019 by

I am going to read Edward Snowden’s memoir, “Permanent Record“. I will never forget the moment on June 9, 2013, when I watched a video of a skinny, serious, unshaven man named Edward Snowden introduce himself to the world as the source … Continue reading →

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Listening in on other people’s children

Posted on Aug 21, 2019 by

Since apparently someone still thinks this is news, here we go again: Microsoft had third parties listening* in on Xbox recordings, sometimes of children and sometimes of recordings that had been made by mistake. I’ll repeat: Any internet connected camera … Continue reading →

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Transcribing private conversations

Posted on Aug 20, 2019 by

Big Tech transcribes samples recorded from the microphones at our homes. We know this. I was honestly surprised that the Danish newspaper Politiken chose to treat the fact that Apple and Google had had private conversations of their users transcribed … Continue reading →

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