US spies ‘can access German telecoms’
US and British intelligence services are able to secretly access information from German telecoms operators, according to a German newspaper report.
iPwned: How easy is it to mine Apple services, devices for data?
High-end tools, simple hacks can still make iPhone data less private than we’d like.
What a Twitter algorithm could mean for brands, publishers
The inevitable is nearer than we thought: Twitter is looking to introduce an algorithm-driven feed in 2015, the implications of which could be profound for the service’s advertisers and users.
Mapping emotions using real-life tracking cookies
Tracking people? Yep! Each cookie had a QR-code etched into it by a lasercutter. When people scanned the QR code we were able to figure out where they did that, and then show that live on a map (see below).
Why I Left Facebook
The more we share, the less we let ourselves behave without the fear of recording.
Our Cyborg Future: Law and Policy Implications
Benjamin Wittes and Jane Chong examine how the law will respond as we become more cyborg-like, and the divide between human and machine becomes ever-more unstable. In particular, they consider how the law of surveillance will shift as we develop from humans who use machines into humans who partially are machines or, at least, who depend on machines pervasively for our most human-like activities.
Is Your Smartphone Privacy Worth $100 a Month?
Despite the outcry over government and corporate snooping, some people allow themselves to be monitored for money or rewards.
Why This Startup Wants Your Personal Data
Datacoup, one of the first companies to offer people money in exchange for their personal data, will pay up to $10 for access to your social network accounts, credit card transaction records, and other personal information, and will sell insights gleaned from that data to companies looking for information on consumer behavior.
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