(WeAreChange) Facial recognition is being rolled out across the planet at warp speed despite being riddled with errors.
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NSA Quietly Shuts Down Mass Cell Phone Spying Program Exposed by Edward Snowden
(Zero Hedge) The National Security Agency (NSA) has reportedly abandoned part of their infamous surveillance apparatus exposed by former contractor Edward Snowden, and used for the mass collection of Americans’ communications records; including phone logs, metadata and text messages.
Facebook’s Data Deals Are Under Criminal Investigation
(New York Times) Federal prosecutors are conducting a criminal investigation into data deals Facebook struck with some of the world’s largest technology companies, intensifying scrutiny of the social media giant’s business practices as it seeks to rebound from a year of scandal and setbacks.
Popular iPhone Apps, Such As Expedia, Are Recording Your Screen
(Victoria Bell) Many popular iPhone apps from airlines, clothing stores and travel sites may be viewing your on-screen activity without you knowing.
Digital Freezers with Iris-Tracking Cameras Now Spy On Shoppers for Nestlé, Walgreens, Coors and More
(MassPrivateI) I hope you had a happy new year, “because I’m about to ruin the image and the style that you’re used to.”
Change Your Phone Settings So Apple, Google Can’t Track Your Movements
(Jen King) Technology companies have been pummeled by revelations about how poorly they protect their customers’ personal information, including an in-depth New York Times report detailing the ability of smartphone apps to track users’ locations. Some companies, most notably Apple, have begun promoting the fact that they sell products and services that safeguard consumer privacy.
Shocker: One Of The Biggest At-Home DNA Testing Companies Is Secretly Sharing Data With The FBI
(Zero Hedge) Just one week ago, we warned that the government — helped by Congress (which adopted legislation allowing police to collect and test DNA immediately following arrests), President Trump (who signed the Rapid DNA Act into law), the courts (which have ruled that police can routinely take DNA samples from people who are arrested but not yet convicted of a crime), and local police agencies (which are chomping at the bit to acquire this new crime-fighting gadget) — was embarking on a diabolical campaign to create a nation of suspects predicated on a massive national DNA database.
Yes, Your Phone Is Listening To You (You Are Not Just Paranoid)
(Gerald Sinclair) We have all heard those stories where someone talks about a specific thing only to have ads for that specific thing pop up the next day, right? This happens a lot more often than you might think.
Your Biometrics: Silent Witnesses Against You and Tools to Track You
(Jeremiah Johnson) Another week has gone by where we have seen a tremendous amount of activity around the world: the French, Belgians, and Dutch are engaged in protests labeled “yellow vest” protests.
FBI Documents Show Agents Tracked Peaceful Protesters in the US as ‘Domestic Terrorists’
(Jon Queally) When the U.S.-based 350.org launched its ‘Break Free From Fossil Fuels’ campaign in May of 2016, the global climate justice group called the multi-week set of coordinated actions “largest civil disobedience in the history of the environmental movement.”
More Zuckerberg Crimes EXPOSED: Internal Documents Prove that Facebook is a Lawless, Data-Mining Criminal Operation
(Ethan Huff) After weaseling his way through a series of congressional hearings this past spring, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is back in the news following the revelation that his social media empire committed even more crimes with its mishandling of private user data.
Google Quietly Records Your Voice: Here’s How to Listen to, Delete the Archive and other Possibilities
(Adam Goldberg) Welcome to the end of the 2010’s decade. In retrospect, can you believe how quickly it passed? It was back in 2013 that Edward Snowden leaked all that info about surveillance. It was the very beginning of this decade when both social media and smartphones really started popping, or the very end of the last decade if you get down to it.
Twitter Can Collect Your Data Even If You Log Out And Delete The App
(Mac Slavo) Twitter is able to track and collect your online activity data even you have chosen to log out and delete their app. This is all thanks to an obscure and hidden setting that can only be disabled by accessing a particular page on Twitter’s website.
Apple Website Reveals EXACTLY What They Know About You — You Can Download Your Data
(Annie Palmer) Apple now lets users download any data the iPhone maker has collected on them.
Shocking: Google’s New ‘Selfish Ledger’ Aims to Direct Human Evolution and Track Your Entire Life
(Makia Freeman) The Selfish Ledger is the title of a leaked Google video released earlier this year in May 2018. Now, a few months later, it’s worth taking a closer look at this apparently leaked vid. The title is quite innocuous and not so fitting, belying the creepy agenda of military fund-seeded Google to control and own you by taking over your data.