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- CBP Tapped Into the Online Advertising Ecosystem To Track Peoples’ Movements [404media.co]
U.S. "Customs and Border Protection (CBP) bought data from the online advertising ecosystem to track peoples’ precise movements over time, in a process that often involves siphoning data from ordinary apps like video games, dating services, and fitness trackers, according to an internal Department of Homeland Security (DHS) document obtained by 404 Media," reports Joseph Cox.
"This sort of information is a 'goldmine for tracking where every person is and what they read, watch, and listen to,' said Johnny Ryan, director of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL)."
- Meta Hit With a Class Action Lawsuit Over Smart Glasses' Privacy Claims [engadget.com]
"Meta is facing a class action lawsuit for false advertising related to its AI glasses, following reports about the company's use of human contractors to review footage captured from users’ glasses.” The U.S. lawsuit “comes after a Swedish newspaper reported that subcontractors in Kenya have raised concerns about viewing footage” — including “intimate” material like "bathroom visits, sexual encounters and other private details” — recorded via Ray-Ban Meta glasses.
According to the lawsuit filing, “this nationwide class action seeks to hold Meta responsible for its affirmatively false advertising and failure to disclose the true nature of surveillance and its connection to the company’s AI data collection pipeline."
- Checking Your Ex's Socials or Overusing Find My Friends? Welcome to the Age of Interpersonal Surveillance [theguardian.com]
"As corporations and governments tunnel further into our digital lives – hoarding information about where we shop, who we know and what we believe – we’ve grown increasingly comfortable demanding the same access in our personal lives," says Tatum Hunter.
Our societal surveillance comfort level seeping into our personal lives can serve as a wake up call, she suggests. "When we decline to monitor and be monitored, we reclaim a slice of the sovereignty tech companies have stolen from us. And in time, we might rediscover the quiet, secret space where love and trust take root."
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