The year we gave up on digital privacy
As a digital privacy reporter, I try to avoid sites and services that invade my privacy, collect my data, and track my actions. Then the pandemic came, and I threw…
Is Instagram Spying on Me? When Ad-targeting Gets Too Personal
This is not the first Instagram Spying story. There have been plenty of Instagram spying story in recent years about whether apps can listen to us or watch us. But…
The NSA’s Hidden Spy Hubs in Eight U.S. Cities
Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, D.C. In each of these cities, The Intercept has identified an AT&T facility containing networking equipment that…
Fawkes protects your identity from facial recognition systems, pixel by pixel
A new tool has been proposed for cloaking our true identities when photos are posted online to prevent profiling through facial recognition systems. Deep learning tools and facial recognition software…
Invidious an open source front-end alternative to YouTube to avoid snooping
Invidious is an alternative front-end to YouTube that doesn't use the official YouTube API. Instead, it parses the YouTube site's source code to get the necessary information, similarly as projects…
How to become internet famous for $68
His eyes fume from his Twitter profile: he is Hollywood-handsome with high cheekbones and dirty blond, collar-length hair. Next to his name is one of social media’s most prized possessions,…