privacy

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I guess I shouldn't be surprised. But I really am. Am I the only one (to be surprised)? As in, this was common knowledge? https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/google-recaptcha-captures-private-information/ --- End of line (MCP)

One can only wonder at the hypocrisy: claiming to be proponents of privacy on one hand, but supporting China's drive to becoming a 100% surveillance state on the other. A dress rehearsal for these companies' plans here in the U.S.? Or our government's, at some point down the road...

Part 1: https://onezero.medium.com/the-dark-forest-theory-of-the-internet-7dc3e68a7cb1 Part 2: https://onezero.medium.com/beyond-the-dark-forest-a905e2dd8ae0 Here are the opening paragrpahs of Part 1. The articles will, I think, resonate more if you've read Liu Cixin's "Three Body Problem"...

Facebook lawyers argued.... https://www.law360.com/articles/1164091 The law360 post is behind a firewall. So go here for more info: https://www.dailydot.com/debug/facebook-lawyer-no-expectation-of-privacy (Not sure why it won't unfurl.) On one hand I can see FB's point. On the other...

Well, isn't this special.... Click on over to read the entire article and links to the presentation the above quote has been snipped from (a 1-hour tech talk which has been posted on Youtube). Link: "Your phone isn’t really spying on your conversations—the truth might be even creepier" ---...

So a few years back I was shopping for a car and I asked the very knowledgeable dealership folks what their parent auto company's policy was with regard to collection of personal data in the module that sits underneath the driver's seat (known by various and sundry names). They looked confused...