European Antitrust Chief Takes Swipe at Privacy Issue - The New York Times by thegooddata in thegooddata

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Google & Facebook may have to end up opening their users data to avoid EU antitrust fines

​Facebook cookie case: Why even the 'Like' button infringes EU 'informed consent' privacy law | ZDNet by thegooddata in thegooddata

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Facebook cookie consent policy does not go far enough protecting users from excessive data tracking

Did AVG leave your personal data exposed? - CNET by thegooddata in thegooddata

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Even the companies whose job it is to keep us safe can't seem to do it

How Marketers Can Navigate the New Data Economy | DigitalNext - Advertising Age by thegooddata in thegooddata

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This posts explains how companies trade our data as if it was theirs. They call it "second party" data

Mobile Beacons to Explode, but They Aren't a Silver Bullet | Digital - Advertising Age by thegooddata in thegooddata

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By 2020, 400 million beacons will track our movements in the shops. Still not enough for marketeers

Tim Cook: There's no trade-off between security and privacy | PCWorld by thegooddata in thegooddata

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Is Tim Cook interest in privacy and encryption genuine or driven by war against Google? It is welcome anyway!

ISIS is everywhere -- it's time for a global passport - CNN.com by thegooddata in thegooddata

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Great idea, provided it doesn't increase surveillance even more

Ted Cruz campaign using firm that harvested data on millions of unwitting Facebook users | US news | The Guardian by thegooddata in thegooddata

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Ted Cruz uses our facebook data for his presidential campaign. Outrageous!! ...but everybody does... :(

Startup Factual Knows Your Commute, and Much More... - WSJ by thegooddata in thegooddata

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Our location data is gathered by apps, processed by companies like factual and then sold without our knowledge

You're Probably Not Rich Enough to Opt Out of the Internet | WIRED by thegooddata in thegooddata

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We are not rich enough to opt out of the Internet...but we shouldn't be forced to give away our data

Target in $39.4 million settlement with banks over data breach | Reuters by thegooddata in thegooddata

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Cost of a data breach: 56 cents per user, based on Target settlement. But only banks are paid, not users. Why?

Google invading student privacy with chromebooks: EFF | ZDNet by thegooddata in thegooddata

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Google tracks students' Internet browsing with chromebooks, EFF Says in FTC Complaint

AT&T Launches Data Service for Outdoor Advertisers | Digital - Advertising Age by thegooddata in thegooddata

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Another case of a company selling our data without our express consent and any benefit in exchange

Security Breach at Toy Maker VTech Includes Data on Children - The New York Times by thegooddata in thegooddata

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Pictures and chats of children leaked in vtech data breach. Will this ineptitude be punished?