privacy – Page 2 – we better figure this out…

Apple and Google have a clever way of encouraging people to install contact-tracing apps for COVID-19

1984, android, apple, Covid, privacy, surveillance

https://www.theverge.com/interface/2020/4/14/21219289/apple-google-contact-tracing-app-android-ios-pros-cons-quarantine-testing?utm_medium=social&utm_content=facebook&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=theverge.socialflow

How China built facial recognition for people wearing masks

1984, ai, dystopia, privacy, surveillance, technology

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/03/how-china-built-facial-recognition-for-people-wearing-masks/

Thousands of Android apps contain undocumented backdoors, study finds

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Thousands of Android apps contain undocumented backdoors, study finds

Tech giants are finding creative ways to use our data to fight the coronavirus

1984, dystopia, ethic, hopelessness, privacy, surveillance, technology

https://www.theverge.com/interface/2020/4/7/21209595/google-mobility-reports-facebook-disease-prevention-maps-tech-privacy-backlash?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_content=facebook&utm_campaign=theverge.socialflow

Iran Launched an App That Claimed to Diagnose Coronavirus. Instead, It Collected Location Data on Millions of People.

1984, dystopia, ethic, fakenews, privacy, surveillance, technology

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/epgkmz/iran-launched-an-app-that-claimed-to-diagnose-coronavirus-instead-it-collected-location-data-on-millions-of-people

Edward Snowden says COVID-19 could give governments invasive new data-collection powers that could last long after the pandemic

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https://www.businessinsider.fr/us/edward-snowden-coronavirus-surveillance-new-powers-2020-3

Category: privacy

Apple and Google have a clever way of encouraging people to install contact-tracing apps for COVID-19

How China built facial recognition for people wearing masks

Thousands of Android apps contain undocumented backdoors, study finds

Tech giants are finding creative ways to use our data to fight the coronavirus

Iran Launched an App That Claimed to Diagnose Coronavirus. Instead, It Collected Location Data on Millions of People.

Edward Snowden says COVID-19 could give governments invasive new data-collection powers that could last long after the pandemic

Zoom Faces Class Action Lawsuit for Sharing Data with Facebook

Is China’s social credit system as Orwellian as it sounds?

It’s time to track people’s smartphones to ensure they self-isolate during this global pandemic, says WHO boffin

Coronavirus Reality Check: Yes, U.S. And Europe Will Track Our Phone Location Data—Get Used To It