data privacy, data security, selling user data
In an increasingly data-driven world, are we just walking data sources for the benefit of giant multinational corporations? Every single minute, there are 3.8 million search queries on Google, 4.5 million videos watched on YouTube, almost $1 million spent online, and 41.6 million messages sent via WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger — and these are a ...
The increasing influence of technology in every aspect of human life has many people worried. One person tracking the impact of technology in our daily lives is Shoshana Zuboff. In 1988, Zuboff wrote a book called The Age of the Smart Machine: The Future of Work and Power, which looked at how computerization would affect businesses ...
Several iOS apps have been found guilty of sharing the location data of users with third parties without their knowledge or consent, once again highlighting how little control people have over their personal data on the Internet. Apple’s privacy intrusion with iOS apps The discovery was made by Sudo Security’s Guardian mobile team. Almost 24 ...