Adalytics has published a report that begins: When Elon Musk bought Twitter, he also bought a treasure trove of internet traffic data from websites like Reddit, NYTimes.com, Amazon.com, studentaid.gov (Department of Education’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid), and the website of Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (dccc.org). Government agencies, hospitals, over half of all US…
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Apple says most iCloud data can now be end-to-end encrypted
Mint reports: Apple announced on Wednesday that it will now provide full end-to-end encryption for almost all of the data users its users stores in its global cloud-based storage system, as part of an ongoing privacy effort. As a result, it will be more challenging for hackers, spies, and law enforcement organisations to access senstitive…
TSA to expand facial recognition across America
Katyanna Quach reports: America’s Transport Security Administration, better known as the TSA, has been testing facial recognition software to automatically screen passengers flying across the country in 16 airports. And now it’s looking into rolling it out nationwide next year. Flyers will be able to pass through security checkpoints by scanning a copy of a…
The Right to Intimate Privacy: An Interview with Danielle Citron
Julia Angwin’s newsletter has a great interview with Danielle Citron, privacy law scholar and advocate for privacy rights. She starts by providing a brief recap of some of Citron’s credentials and accomplishments in the field: In her new book, “The Fight for Privacy: Protecting Dignity, Identity and Love in the Digital Age,” Danielle Citron calls…