Tag: tracking practices
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Krebs on Security: The Global Surveillance Free-for-All in Mobile Ad Data
Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/10/the-global-surveillance-free-for-all-in-mobile-ad-data/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: The Global Surveillance Free-for-All in Mobile Ad Data Feedly Summary: Not long ago, the ability to remotely track someone’s daily movements just by knowing their home address, employer, or place of worship was considered a powerful surveillance tool that should only be in the purview of nation…
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The Register: Smart TVs are spying on everyone
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/09/smart_tv_spy_on_viewers/ Source: The Register Title: Smart TVs are spying on everyone Feedly Summary: Regulators know this is a nightmare and have done little to stop it. Privacy advocacy group wants that to change Smart TVs are watching their viewers and harvesting their data to benefit brokers using the same ad technology that denies…
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Hacker News: Mozilla’s privacy preserving ad attribution: The future or an oxymoron?
Source URL: https://www.ethicalads.io/blog/2024/08/mozillas-privacy-preserving-ad-attribution-the-future-or-an-oxymoron/ Source: Hacker News Title: Mozilla’s privacy preserving ad attribution: The future or an oxymoron? Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Mozilla’s introduction of privacy-preserving ad attribution signifies a critical evolution in how advertising can balance commercial interests with user privacy. Despite skepticism from the tech community, this approach may…