Apr 13, 2020 | Facebook, phone, Privacy, security, video, web_services
The world has adopted Zoom for video chats with friends and family while we shelter, for good reasons: it’s free or inexpensive, it’s easy to use, and it works very well. Naturally, there’s been a backlash, because, I don’t know, good things...
Mar 25, 2020 | law, news, Politics, Privacy, security
Having government and big companies track our locations is a horrific invasion of privacy. We can be sure that big companies will be careless with private information about us, allowing it to be misused by bad actors. The government will almost certainly weaponize it...
Mar 19, 2020 | news, Politics, Privacy, security
Health authorities could track your location and use the data to monitor and model the spread of Covid-19. It would help researchers learn how long the virus survives on a surface, what percentage of the population is asymptomatic, and where to target medical...
Mar 11, 2020 | Android, Apple, phone, Privacy, security
Having big companies track our locations is awesome. It improves our lives in ways big and small with services that are only possible because tech companies know where we are. The benefits of location tracking outweigh the risks. Location tracking improves the world...
Mar 8, 2020 | Apple, phone, Privacy, security
Previously: Location Tracking: They Know Where You Are Location Tracking: LA LA LA I DON’T WANT TO HEAR YOU Location Tracking: Who’s Following You? How Do They Know Where You Are? The phone carriers – Verizon, AT&T, and the others – track the location of your...
Mar 4, 2020 | Android, Facebook, Google, Privacy, security
Previously: Location Tracking: They Know Where You Are Location Tracking: LA LA LA I DON’T WANT TO HEAR YOU Our phones track our movements every minute of every day. We carry around beacons that continuously broadcast their location. Our phones are remarkably...
