- ICYMI — DuckDuckGo Q&A: Is DuckDuckGo a Good Search Engine? [spreadprivacy.com]
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- That QR Code You’re About to Scan Could Be Risky, FTC Warns [nytimes.com]
Consider the safety implications before scanning a QR code, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warns. "[S]cammers trying to steal personal information have also been using QR codes to direct people to harmful websites that can harvest their data."
Read the report here.
- US Senator Warns Governments Are Spying on Apple and Google Users Via Push Notifications [techcrunch.com]
"U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) has warned in a letter to the Justice Department that unidentified governments are spying on Apple and Google phone users through their push notifications. The letter says his office received a tip last year that government agencies in foreign countries were 'demanding' push notification records from the tech giants." Aisha Malik reports.
- Spanish Media's $600m Suit Against Meta Is Based on GDPR Noncompliance [computerworld.com]
"Facebook has built its dominant position in online advertising by disregarding regulations aimed at protecting the privacy of its European users, reusing their data without their consent"; this is the basis of The Information Media Association's $600M lawsuit against Meta. Elizabeth Montalbano says the Spanish media company's case could set a "new legal precedent."
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