Londoners Agree to Hand Over Their First Born For Internet Access
Europol and F-Secure wanted to highlight how rarely people read terms and conditions pages, which are often long and difficult to understand. In the experiment, the hotspot’s terms and conditions page promised free Wi-Fi if “the recipient agreed to assign their first born child to us for the duration of eternity.” Six people agreed.
Dozens of Popular Android Apps Leak Sensitive User Data
Although all of the data transmitted through these apps is supposed to go securely from just one person to another, we have found that private communications can be viewed by others because the data is not being encrypted and the original user has no clue.
Fascinating pictures of man’s movements over THREE YEARS show his phone tracking him via GPS
iPhone app developer Aaron Parecki from Portland let his mobile phone track him for a three-year project. Using the data, he has created stunning colour maps revealing his every move.
The Cookies You Can’t Crumble
Google, Facebook, and a bunch of startups are finding new ways to collect data for advertisers
Clueful – Privacy Monitoring App for iPhone
Cluefullueful for Android is a FREE product that shows you how installed apps use, and possibly abuse, your personal information and treat your PRIVACY.
You’d be surprised how many things an app can learn about you. Without you ever knowing it.
Malte Spitz: Your phone company is watching – Ted.com
What kind of data is your cell phone company collecting? Malte Spitz wasn’t too worried when he asked his operator in Germany to share information stored about him. Multiple unanswered requests and a lawsuit later, Spitz received 35,830 lines of code — a detailed, nearly minute-by-minute account of half a year of his life.
Your Digital Trail #2 : Private Company Access
While news reports have focused on the National Security Administration and its efforts to monitor people’s phone calls and online activities, private companies you have probably never heard of are also tracking what you are doing, just about everywhere you leave a digital footprint.
Phones are giving away your location, regardless of your privacy settings
Sensors in your phone that collect seemingly harmless data could leave you vulnerable to cyber attack. Saying no to apps that ask for your location is not enough to prevent the tracking of your device.
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