I found myself hard-pressed this year to figure out what to say about privacy in 2024. Of course, I wish you all a happy and healthy new year, but what do we say about privacy in 2024? Have we all become so accustomed to privacy breaches and data breaches by now that we will just…
Your Car Is Tracking You. Abusive Partners May Be, Too.
Kashmir Hill reports: After almost 10 years of marriage, Christine Dowdall wanted out. Her husband was no longer the charming man she had fallen in love with. He had become narcissistic, abusive and unfaithful, she said. After one of their fights turned violent in September 2022, Ms. Dowdall, a real estate agent, fled their home…
Google settles $5 billion privacy lawsuit over tracking people using ‘incognito mode’
Johan Moreno reports: Alphabet Inc.’s Google subsidiary has tentatively settled accusations of misappropriating user data, averting a potentially revealing court trial. The lawsuit originally sought $5 billion in damages, but terms of the settlement terms were not disclosed. The news was first reported by Reuters. According to court documents, the search giant agreed to resolve claims…
Artificial intelligence stirs privacy challenges for schools
Mackenzie Wilkes reports: A commercial boom around using artificial intelligence in the classroom is creating a slew of privacy and safety hazards well before Washington grapples with the fast-moving technology. Dozens of Arizona school districts have been vetting technology vendors to weed out products that might use student data for advertising. Schools in West Virginia…