Category archives: Privacy Concerns

A look at the legal precedents shows Amazon could get into trouble with its newly patented devices.

Companies around the world have been scrambling to make sure they comply with new laws about what they’re allowed to do with user data.

There is an off switch, you just have to be able to find it.

The EU’s General Data Protection Rule is likely to become the gold standard consumers watch for when deciding who to trust with their data.

You probably know that your online activity creates a data trail. But technology is creeping into the offline world, making it difficult to go anywhere without leaving a trace.

Countless people have lost their jobs due to easily-avoidable privacy mistakes.

And they can tailor what you see based on that information.

The FBI says sensors, microphones, cameras and other components in internet-connected toys ‘could put the privacy and safety of children at risk.’

AT&T, Comcast, T-Mobile and Verizon were the four lowest performing companies in the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s latest ‘Who Has Your Back’ report.

While people say they care about privacy, that’s apparently limited to their own.