personal data

Data from connected cars will be exploited, monetized by car companies; most drivers have absolutely no idea it has already begun

March 16, 2018 -

Posted by David Williams

(Natural News) Lots of cars now come standard with built-in cellular networking technology. Whether a car is autonomous or not is completely irrelevant. Car companies have been selling so-called smart cars for many years now. But just like regular cellphones, which also connect to cellular networks, these cars tend to store personally identifiable information (PII) […]

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Is your online data secure? The personal data of 31 MILLION users was compromised by keyboard app developers who used an unsecured online database

December 28, 2017 -

Posted by Rita Winters

(Natural News) Free apps come with a price. More often than not, free app developers request permission upon download to access a smartphone’s user data to monetize advertisements within the app. An Android and iOS on-screen keyboard app called AI.type recently failed to secure their user database server with a password, allowing anyone to access […]

in: Deception, Gadgets, Privacy & surveillance, Technology

CLOSE CALL: European Union finally rejects horrific mass surveillance legislation

January 3, 2017 -

Posted by Don Wrightman

(Natural News) The British government’s mass surveillance powers have been severely undermined by The European Union’s top court. The new ruling could constrain police and spy agency investigations. The judgement was handed down last month, in Luxembourg, where the European Court of Justice declared that general and indiscriminate data retention regarding people’s communications and whereabouts […]

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