This is a good thing. thehill.com/homenews/media…

How long should a policy be?

dump google.

Do you know the business model of how news publishers make money? I uncovered some surprising facts when I dug into it. As the CEO of a couple of ad-tech companies I know how that stuff works, and expected it to be ugly. But it’s worse.

Data on hundreds of thousands of airline passengers around the world has been hacked via a “highly sophisticated” attack on the IT systems operator that serves around 90% of the global aviation industry. #CyberSecurity #infosec #hacking theguardian.com/world/2021/mar…

At $5 per gift card, the proposed settlement could reimburse fewer than 10% of the 19.6M cards Gemini observed posted for sale on the dark web. hubs.ly/H0HN6Qj0 by PhillyVoice #infosec #databreach

Has this happened to you?

"Due to the lack of transparency surrounding these purchases, we largely do not yet know how many #government entities are buying #data from brokers, and which #dating #apps feed their data to those particular brokers": slate.com/technology/202… #ethics #internet #privacy #business

We applaud EDRi's report on #AdTech calling for EU legislative changes to stop intrusive ads & pervasive user tracking, which harm people's privacy rights & fuels disinformation. Companies can be profitable using non-creepy ads: nytimes.com/2019/06/19/opi… edri.org/our-work/surve…

Google planned long ago to eliminate cookies from Chrome, replicating prior moves from Apple and Firefox. Now it's decided to replace them with....nothing! Google is anticipating the coming regulation of such data, and that it's better to get ahead of that wave.

LastPass has been in the firing line because they stopped their free plan for all but the simplest situations. Is this a bad thing? Read my latest blog. freeisbad.com/hey-someone-to…

After months of stalling, Google finally revealed how much personal data they collect in Chrome and the Google app. No wonder they wanted to hide it. Spying on users has nothing to do with building a great web browser or search engine. We would know (our app is both in one).

Are you a T-Mobile customer in the US? Be warned they're going to start selling your data to advertisers, including web browsing and device activity. 😠 It takes effect from April 26 unless you opt out here: t-mobile.com/privacy-center… pcmag.com/news/t-mobile-…

Discussions at family get togethers is what makes them enjoyable. However, have you noticed lately that some family members have pretty unique opinions? There is a clear answer for how we got here.

Google doesn't sell your data, and never has. As such they are better than many other adtech companies, and their recent move is good for consumers. But Google does auction access to you, and that should make you cautious of depending on it.

Chrome is how Google knows so much about you. But do you have to use it? For Apple users there's Safari, a favorite among privacy fans. But over on Windows there's something new cooking....Microsoft's own browser! apple.news/AWorWVKNoS6mBn…

After a recent legal settlement, Disney, Viacom, & 10 ad tech firms are removing tracking software that could be used to target kids w/ads. “On 1000s of apps, children will no longer be targeted w/the most insidious, manipulative forms of marketing.” nytimes.com/2021/04/13/tec…

Opinion news is just other people's opinions about the news. "Entertainment" and "Clickbait" news are just designed to keep you scrolling. Evidence-based news is expensive to produce, so it usually costs money.