The FTC's latest investigation found giant tech companies collect way more data than users expect and share it widely without oversight. Federal privacy legislation is long overdue.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/09/ftc-report-confirms-commercial-surveillance-out-control
PSA: If an American corporation says they are not able to delete your data for legal reasons and offer to “close” your account instead, tell them you’ll file a GDPR complaint against their EU-based subsidiary.
I got a deletion confirmation and an apology within 10 minutes. 🇪🇺
The boss who collects all kind of personal data from his customers without their knowledge while claiming to "protect" privacy wants you to leave your private Apple devices at home.
It has nothing to do about "protecting" privacy, but rather gatekeeping your data for only the corporations that bribe your politicians.
Avast ordered to stop selling browsing data from its browsing privacy apps
Identifiable data included job searches, map directions, "cosplay erotica."
We live in a culture where companies are too quick to fulfill police requests for personal data on users–and it’s a situation ripe for abuse.
