The NHS data grab shows the rise of tech authoritarianism
If you hand your GP data over to the British state there is no guarantee that it will be protected in…
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Privacy is a collective concern
When we tell companies about ourselves, we give away details about others, too.
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What the GOV.UK data “plot” tells us about Boris Johnson’s digital strategy
Conspiracy theories have emerged around Dominic Cummings's request for data, but the truth is probably more prosaic.
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The new battle over genetic privacy: How DNA sites became a police weapon
Police are using sites such as GEDMatch.com to revive historic crime investigations.
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I shared my HIV status with Grindr – now I feel betrayed
Sharing the data of millions of users with third-party analytics firms may have been technically legal – but it could…
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No, Facebook political ads didn’t “cause Brexit” – but that doesn’t mean there is no scandal
Everything you need to know about how Cambridge Analytica used a quiz to harvest data from 50m Facebook users.
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Inside the government’s mad plan to catalog every video on the Internet
The plan is unworkable and troublingly authoritarian, says Myles Jackman.
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Google Allo: a chat app like WhatsApp – but with only a cursory consideration for your privacy
When will we stop sacrificing security for stickers of muscular bulls wiggling their butts?
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