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Exploring Big Tech and government surveillance while empowering you to reclaim your privacy. Tips: editor@theprivacyissue.com 0xFEC15B72F0ED7A01

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    Jan 22

    The Privacy Issue, an editorial platform covering the most important privacy issues we are facing in 2020 and beyond is launching today. Thread on the project ->

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  2. Feb 1

    Any expectation for location might be wishful thinking unless we take meaningful steps to protect it. In this piece, we share strategies for regaining a degree of autonomy over our movements:

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    Having said that, I haven't looked deeply into this... Of interest:

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  4. Jan 31

    You're being watched everywhere you move. Here’s how to start reclaiming your location autonomy. cc

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  5. Jan 31

    Great call-out from on Avast excuses - "while this particular data might not be “personally identifiable,” per the CEO, we’ve already explained again and again why that’s a bullshit excuse—perhaps, even more so when your entire browsing history is on the line."

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    Oooh lovely! Can access it now! Thanks so much for your kind words!

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    Some light relief? A brand new episode of "Smashing Security" is out now: Episode 163 - "Russian heists and Ring wrongs" with special guest and a featured interview with Enjoy!

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  10. Jan 30

    While we did warn our readers against dodgy VPNs, antivirus software needs similar scrutiny. Please stay away from any tool that can harvest your browsing history and does not have a clear no-logs policy. Pass it on.

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    diving in on Facebook reports while listening to earnings. It looks like advertising crept up to 98.4% of Q4 revenue making no mistake their entire business model continues to be tied to massive, ubiquitous and unbridled data collection in order to microtarget advertising.

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    Jan 29

    "The global conversation is complex, challenging, and gaining momentum. In the following checklist, presents ten podcasts that are setting the agenda for privacy, , and emerging tech."

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    Jan 29

    Galaxy users, take note: Samsung's probably selling your data <I’ve long discussed the need to consider the 2nd skin applied by handset manufacturers on Android devices

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  16. Jan 29

    Governments doing deals with firms deploying FRT for surveillance and oppression legitimize their business, a further step towards a privacy crisis

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    This is the most important report you will read today.

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    Jan 28

    just found out about this new online publication focused on privacy — The Privacy Issue, check it out!

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  19. Jan 28

    To get started with fortifying your data defenses we have 32 tips for you in our Big Business of Ad Tech guide. Following just one is a good step forward on :

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  20. Jan 28

    Facebook is working hard on whitewashing their business model based on . Get up to speed on how Facebook knows so much about you with our explainer on the topic:

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  21. Jan 27

    we echo this moratorium on facial surveillance with our own call-to-action, published last week here:

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