Should We Sell Our Data?
Tech companies are profiting off of buying and selling our data, which gets harvested whenever we share something on social media, listen to music, or watch TV shows. We’ve lost control of our data, signing it away while only skimming the terms and conditions in exchange for “free” services (free ... Read More
Who’s Listening? When Voice Assistants Invade Your Privacy
Just this January, Apple featured a billboard at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. “What happens on your iPhone stays on your iPhone,” the billboard stated. The recent news that Apple had contractors listening to Siri conversations for quality control—and that these contractors sometimes had access to deeply personal ... Read More
Why Free Consumer Tools Aren’t Really Free
Just last week, several security experts raised concerns over the potential for content monitoring on WhatsApp. This specific fear turned out to be unfounded, but the larger concern behind it—that free consumer tools don’t guarantee your privacy—is becoming increasingly relevant. The post Why Free Consumer Tools Aren’t Really Free appeared ... Read More
When Encryption isn’t ‘Safe’ Enough
Being on the hook for free services to friends and family members is a well-known risk for many professionals. Doctors get called in the middle of the night to see sick nieces and nephews, attorneys advise their siblings on traffic violations and airline employees are hunted down by everyone for ... Read More
