Here is another Council losing control of the data of the people it is there to help. Redcar and Cleveland Council: Four serious data breaches reported – BBC News
Could Facebook users be heading for a Cambridge Analytica “the sequel”?
Thomas Claburn at The Register examines the possibility of another leak of personal information from Facebook via Google Chrome extensions. Facebook is one Chrome extension away from a privacy scandal • The Register
Google is working on improving Android app privacy
It looks like Google is making moves to enforce privacy and security standards for Android developers who distribute apps via the Google Play Store. This would bring it into line with “other platforms” – Google refused to name Apple in its press release! Introducing the Privacy Sandbox on Android (blog.google) …
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Draft Online Safety Bill – the ups and the downs
Now I thought the provisions in the bill addressing online hate were a good thing – where as imposing restrictions on encrypted communications on ordinary citizens, so reducing their security, in order to catch criminals, are not. But this is not an open and shut case for me – I …
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Meta will have an impact on lives – guaranteed
Here is a longer read for Sunday – it is by Kari Paul and Dan Milmo, journalists I quite like, writing for The Guardian, about Meta. ‘Every move scrutinized’: Facebook’s rocky road to the metaverse | Meta | The Guardian Time to look at the facts yourself and make your …
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