Category «Privacy»

I Tried, and Failed, to Disappear From the Internet

Wirecutter: “As a privacy journalist, I have given all manner of advice for how to secure and obscure an online life, but I’d never undertaken a project that extends the idea of privacy to its logical conclusion: by disappearing completely. So I set out to erase my online life. I failed. Finding myself (online). The …

Subjects: E-Records, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Privacy, Search Engines, Social Media

How Cops Can Get Your Private Online Data

EFF: “Can the cops get your online data? In short, yes. There are a variety of US federal and state laws which give law enforcement powers to obtain information that you provided to online services. But, there are steps you as a user and/or as a service provider can take to improve online privacy. Law …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Government, E-Records, Government Documents, Internet, Legal Research, Privacy

Amazon’s Ring can now use AI to ‘learn the routines of your residence’

The Register: “Ring doorbells and cameras are using AI to “learn the routines of your residence,” via a new feature called Video Descriptions. It’s part of Amazon’s — really, all of the tech giants are doing this — ongoing effort to stuff AI into everything it makes. This particular feature will use generative AI to …

Subjects: AI, E-Records, Legal Research, Privacy

Trump can pull the plug on the internet, and Europe can’t do anything about it

Politico.eu: “Donald Trump’s return to the White House is forcing Europe to reckon with a major digital vulnerability: The U.S. holds a kill switch over its internet. As the U.S. administration raises the stakes in a geopolitical poker game that began when Trump started his trade war, Europeans are waking up to the fact that …

Subjects: E-Mail, E-Records, Government Documents, Internet, Legal Research, Microsoft, Privacy

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, June 21, 2025

Via LLRX– Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, June 21, 2025. Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Privacy

Say Goodbye to YouTube Ads Forever

This Gizmodo article over promises and has other issues, but it is worth the read. The referenced actions also work with ProtonVPN. I do not have YouTubePrime but am otherwise unable to access any videos while using an  AdBlocker, with no subscription access. “Without YouTube Premium, you’re doomed to watch ads every few minutes, sometimes …

Subjects: E-Commerce, Internet, Privacy

DuckDuckGo Browser’s Scam Blocker Expands to Include Protection from More Threats

The DuckDuckGo browser’s built-in Scam Blocker guards against phishing sites, malware, and other common online scams. It’s on by default, so you’re protected as soon as you open the browser. NEW: Scam Blocker now also covers sham e-commerce sites, fake cryptocurrency exchanges, “scareware” that falsely claims your device has a virus, and other sites known …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Internet, Legal Research, Privacy, Search Engines

Emails Reveal the Casual Surveillance Alliance Between ICE and Local Police

404 Media: “Local police in Oregon casually offered various surveillance services to federal law enforcement officials from the FBI and ICE, and to other state and local police departments, as part of an informal email and meetup group of crime analysts, internal emails shared with 404 Media show. In the email thread, crime analysts from …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Mail, Legal Research, Privacy

Don’t Call The Police. Community-based alternatives to police in your city

“Founded in June 2020, dontcallthepolice.com is an online directory of local resources available as alternatives to calling the police or 911. We know that involving law enforcement in situations that they are not best equipped to handle can cause more harm than good. These harms disproportionately impact communities of color and the populations most in …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Internet, Legal Research, Privacy

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, June 15, 2025

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, June 15, 202 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and …

Subjects: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Records, Privacy

Airlines Don’t Want You to Know They Sold Your Flight Data to DHS

Wired + 404 Media: “A contract obtained by 404 Media shows that an airline-owned data broker forbids the feds from revealing it sold them detailed passenger data. A data broker owned by the country’s major airlines, including Delta, American Airlines, and United, collected US travelers’ domestic flight records, sold access to them to Customs and …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Records, Internet, Legal Research, Privacy, Transportation

Five Services That Will Remove Your Personal Information From Data Broker Sites

Likehacker: “We’re living in a post-privacy world. Every time you leave the house you’re probably on camera. Every time you turn on your television, your viewing habits are being logged. And using the internet in any way is basically just spraying a firehose of your personal information at data brokers—companies that compile your personal information …

Subjects: E-Commerce, E-Records, Internet, Legal Research, Privacy, Social Media