data collection

Scientists can recover medical and ancestry information from minute fragments of human DNA lingering in the environment. Technology focused on eDNA could be used for surveillance of certain kinds of people — for example, people with a specific ancestral background or with particular medical conditions or disabilities.

Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (10/8/22). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth Read More...

Critics pointed out that Amazon's other products are also collecting data, including Alexa, which listens to you all day long, Ring watches your front door all day long, OneMedical knows all your secrets, and more. Remember, Amazon has a frightening partnership with the Central Intelligence Agency.

Brandy Zadrozny, an online researcher with NBC News, says her job is to seek out personally identifying information on anonymous Trump supporters. She has access to third-party dark data vendors who monitor and sell internet users' personal information. Recently, she has targeted QAnon, a movement that supports Trump.

While the debate continues around 5G’s potential impact on human health, the environment and wildlife, often overlooked in the discussion about 5G  is how the technology will be used for data collection and surveillance. Big Wireless has spent over three decades lobbying  state powers to build this technology while selling it to the public as a means for faster downloads.

California’s Consumer Privacy Act allows users to request a copy of the data that tech companies have on them, delete the data when they no longer want a company to have it, and demand that their data isn’t sold to third parties.

The CLOUD Act, which was included in last week's Omnibus bill, eviscerates what may have been left of citizen privacy in America and it makes personal information readily available to other governments. It empowers the US government and foreign governments to invade the privacy of anyone it wants to stalk. [The big question is why did President Trump sign such a bill when he could have vetoed it? The assertion that Hillary would have been worse is not an answer to that question.] [...]

A Twitter status update box. (Photo: Andy Melton)
Since Wednesday, Twitter has been sending out emails and notifications to its over 300 million monthly users to inform them of changes to their privacy policy.
The new policy, which goes into effect on June 18, includes changes to data collection, data sharing, and digital advertising. The policy is being run on an ‘opt-out’ basis, meaning that if users do not actively change their settings, these policies will automatically be applied to their accounts.

All Across America States are saying NO to NSA Spying! Everybody is Getting Tired of being Bullied by the Feds!  Wednesday, June 4, 2014, the New Hampshire House and Senate gave final approval to a bill that bans government officials from…Read more →