WIRED - The Latest in Technology, Science, Culture and Business [Unofficial]‘Creepy’ Listening Tool for Targeted Ads Didn’t Actually Work, FTC Says
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🐿️🚨 > According to the report, car companies reserve the right to collect details including your name, age, race, weight, financial details, facial expressions, psychological trends and more. Kia's privacy policy, for example, suggests the company may even collect details about your "sex life" and general health.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260513-your-car-is-spying-on-you-its-about-to-get-worse
#privacy #surveillance #cars
#bbc #mozilla #lexisnexis
#federaltradecommission
#autoinsurance #datatracking
#generalmotors #honda #hyundai
#kia #infotainmentsystems
#UK #EU #US #NHTSA
#databrokers #drivingapps
PrivacyDigestData Brokers’ and #AI Firms’ Opt-Out Forms Are Built to Fail, Report Finds
A new study finds AI companies, defense firms, and #dating apps are among 38 data collectors allegedly using manipulative design to confuse users while collecting their data.
#privacy #databrokers #darkpatterns #optout
https://www.wired.com/story/data-brokers-and-ai-firms-opt-out-forms-are-built-to-fail-report-finds/
Marcus "MajorLinux" SummersNegrodamus strikes again: Data Collection Edition
AI companies and data brokers even resort to fake forms to keep selling our data
Data Brokers’ and AI Firms’ Opt-Out Forms Are Built to Fail, Report Finds
N-gated Hacker News🤖 Oh joy, another GitHub hero 🦸♂️ who thinks automating opt-outs for 500 data brokers will save humanity from privacy purgatory, while conveniently forgetting those 470 sites he missed! 🌐✨ It's like bailing out the Titanic with a teacup — good luck with that monthly schedule! 🗓️😜
https://github.com/stephenlthorn/auto-identity-remove #GitHubHero #PrivacyAutomation #DataBrokers #TechHumor #DigitalPrivacy #HackerNews #ngated
https://github.com/stephenlthorn/auto-identity-remove #GitHubHero #PrivacyAutomation #DataBrokers #TechHumor #DigitalPrivacy #HackerNews #ngated
GitHub - stephenlthorn/auto-identity-remove: Automated data broker opt-out runner — removes your personal info from 30+ people-search sites on a monthly schedule
Automated data broker opt-out runner — removes your personal info from 30+ people-search sites on a monthly schedule - stephenlthorn/auto-identity-remove
Cybercriminal Twins Caught After They Forgot to Turn Off Microsoft Teams Recording
ResearchBuzz: FirehoseBoing Boing: AI poop analysis app selling human-verified poop photos. “You’ve heard of the Internet of Shit, but this is literally the case: an AI-powered poop analysis app’s database of user-submitted poop images leaking into the wild.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/15/boing-boing-ai-poop-analysis-app-selling-human-verified-poop-photos/
The Horizon and the SkylineDid you know that car manufacturers are selling personal data they collect from you? GM, Honda and Ford have all signed settlements to avoid litigation over violations of California privacy laws. https://calmatters.org/economy/technology/2026/05/gm-record-california-penalty-onstar-data/ #privacy #personaldata #databrokers #CANews
MindTGapThe Tea with Myriam François
"We’re living through a golden age of surveillance. As monitoring reaches levels once associated with totalitarian regimes, the question becomes unavoidable: how much surveillance can a democracy sustain before it ceases to be one?"
#AI #surveillance #privacy #us #uk #data #gdpr #masssurveillance #totalitarianism #datacollection #databrokers #databroker #prediction #corruption
https://youtu.be/dYDAbZpVuUU?si=QTsyc2dNldwmkUC3
"We’re living through a golden age of surveillance. As monitoring reaches levels once associated with totalitarian regimes, the question becomes unavoidable: how much surveillance can a democracy sustain before it ceases to be one?"
#AI #surveillance #privacy #us #uk #data #gdpr #masssurveillance #totalitarianism #datacollection #databrokers #databroker #prediction #corruption
https://youtu.be/dYDAbZpVuUU?si=QTsyc2dNldwmkUC3
