Tag: tech privacy

• Amnesty says Pakistan spying on millions through phone-tapping, firewall

  September 10, 2025

  Pakistan is spying on millions of its citizens using a phone-tapping system and a Chinese-built internet firewall that censors social media, in one of the most comprehensive examples of state… more ›

• This is how you stop data trackers from sucking up your health data – The Markup

  June 18, 2025

  The Markup and CalMatters found multiple ways consumers can block the trackers quietly sending your data to tech companies, including those used on state-run health exchange websites. https://themarkup.org/the-breakdown/2025/06/17/this-is-how-you-stop-data-trackers-from-sucking-up-your-health-data more ›

• Health insurance data breach affects nearly half of France’s population, privacy regulator warns

  February 10, 2024

  Data on more than 33 million people in France, approximately half the population, was compromised in a cyberattack at the end of January, according to the country’s privacy watchdog. https://therecord.media/health-insurance-data-breach-affects-half-of-france-cnil more ›

• How to Take Your Phone Off the Grid – The Markup

  December 3, 2023

  At The Markup, we’re committed to doing everything we can to protect our readers from digital harm, write about the processes we develop, and share our work. We’re constantly working… more ›

• The right to never be forgotten

  July 31, 2022

  Who’s the data controller of the blockchain? Who even owns things like Bitcoin and Ethereum? The short answer is nobody and everybody; everybody in this case is the thousands of… more ›

• The original Big Tech is working closer than ever with governments to combat coronavirus – with no scrutiny

  August 9, 2020

  The texts can arrive at any time. Recipients are told they’ve been exposed to the coronavirus and must immediately begin a two-week period of isolation. https://thecorrespondent.com/621/the-original-big-tech-is-working-closer-than-ever-with-governments-to-combat-coronavirus-with-no-scrutiny/81373317498-76dea099 more ›

• This Company Built a Private Surveillance Network. We Tracked Someone With It

  September 22, 2019

  In just a few taps and clicks, the tool showed where a car had been seen throughout the U.S. A private investigator source had access to a powerful system used… more ›

• Huawei Technicians Helped African Governments Spy on Political Opponents

  August 17, 2019

  Employees embedded with cybersecurity forces in Uganda and Zambia intercepted encrypted communications and used cell data to track opponents, according to a Wall Street Journal investigation https://www.wsj.com/articles/huawei-technicians-helped-african-governments-spy-on-political-opponents-11565793017 more ›

• Privacy: The Sequel

  September 26, 2015

  Privacy: The Sequel » One thing that makes caring about tech privacy issues difficult is that rather than getting solved, they often just get replaced with bigger ones. more ›