With Google testing its FLoC ad technology in preparation for the planned elimination of third-party cookies next year, uncertainty about potential problems and growing legal support for privacy is shaking…
A surveillance company (defense contractor) that claims to have access to motor vehicle location data on a global scale says it wants to use that data to help U.S. federal…
When you visit a website, your browser makes a "request" for that site. In the background, advertising code and invisible trackers on that site might also cause your browser to…
As data scientists how much should we care data privacy? Well more data means better models and less data means less accurate models. So in a sense the value we…
Google Analytics is a part of the Google Marketing Platform, which allows website administrators to track and analyze website traffic. Google shares data from its Google Analytics silos with its…
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…
First of all, a TikTok Ban is just plain un-American*. Russia bans apps when their leader doesn't like what people say on them. China bans apps when their leader doesn't…
While we have all been focused on facial recognition as the poster child for AI ethics, another concerning form of AI has quietly emerged and rapidly advanced during COVID-19: AI-enabled…
Your mobile devices, including your , contain a treasure trove of information about you. From personal details like where you bank to private messages and other confidential information like medication…
Social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram started out as a way to connect with friends, family, and people of interest. But anyone on social media these days knows…
