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The TL;DR version of the story is: Duh, Google is tracking your device. But, there's a way to prevent them from doing so. #LocationHistory #Privacy https://qz.com/1183559/if-youre-using-an-android-phone-google-may-be-tracking-every-move-you-make/

We can either fake out those who wishes to snoop on us or we can do as Congressman Sensenbrenner said and just avoid the internet. I mean, the Web isn't really that important in your daily life, is it? https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/04/dont-like-privacy-violations-dont-use-the-internet-gop-lawmaker-says/ Originally shared by Mike Elgan Honesty is not the best privacy policy (Read my column: https://goo.gl/6NflZz ) Hackers, tech companies and governments want our personal information. Only lies can save us now. In the past, the best advice was concealment — hiding your personal data behind passwords, two-factor authentication, encryption and VPNs. As concealment fails to protect our privacy, we'll increasingly add disinformation to the mix as well. Lying is wrong. But when it comes to privacy, honesty is no longer the best policy. Here's what you need to know: http://www.computerworld.com/article/3190046/data-privacy/honesty-is-not-the-best-privacy-policy.html #di...

Remember the good ol' days when privacy was just that - private? No? Well, you may be a millennial. But ever since Google came blasting onto the scene with their free  services where they collected information about you and me in order to sell that information to third-party advertisers. Once Google made this process their modus operandi  and swiftly made more money than most of us - heck, more than some nation-states - everyone else quickly jumped on board. This platform isn't necessarily bad for the user as long as the user [1] knows what's going on, [2] has control over what data is collected, or [3] has the ability to opt-out, even if that means incurring a fee. For example, I pay for a GSuite account. I'm paying money for a service through my own personal domain. Should Google also make money on the backend with my personal data? According to the United States Congress, everyone should be allowed to make money off your personal data , even if you'd rather the...

It sounds like something out of the conspiracy theorist's diary, InfoWars, but it's a real concern for a small group of people - currently. As this form of tracking becomes more prevalent the ability to shield yourself from such intrusions will be ever more important. #infosec #privacy https://www.wired.com/2016/11/block-ultrasonic-signals-didnt-know-tracking/amp/

I'm posting this as I sit on the couch across the room from a Vizio television that is connected to WiFi and I have to wonder, what exactly has it seen? #vizio #privacy #internet https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/02/vizio-smart-tvs-tracked-viewers-around-the-clock-without-consent/

When you use the Internet, you entrust your online conversations, thoughts, experiences, locations, photos, and more to companies like Google, Yahoo and Facebook. But what happens when the government asks these companies to hand over your private information?   Please join me in urging Internet companies to stand up for their users when the government comes knocking .  https://whohasyourback.eff.org