Privacy and Search Engines

Adam Engst writes about search engines in light of their privacy.

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Hiding Personal Information

Crystal Wilde suggests ways to purge personal information from Google search results .

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Company Account Settings - "Say No to Defaults"

Heather Kelly and Geoffrey Fowler talk about account settings on major internet platforms which need to be tweaked to maximize internet privacy .

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Incognito Mode

Michael Connell notes that a web browser's incognito mode only offers limited privacy protection.

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Digital Cookies and User Privacy

Nicholas Rivero interviews Lou Montulli about his role in the invention of digital cookies .

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Unveiling Metadata in Photos

Jerone Andrews exposes the digital fingerprints on modern filmless cameras. These cameras by default stamp the time, date, and often location associated with the image.

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Apple, Google: Increasing User Privacy

Marl Gurman and Nico Grant report on Google's Android OS will be adding some privacy features of Apple's iOS devices, giving users more control of cross-application data sharing . According to Gurman and Grant (2021):

Apple is adding a new feature called App Tracking Transparency. The tool lets consumers choose whether apps can collect data about them across other apps and websites. The imminent move has shaken the digital advertising industry. Facebook Inc. and other companies have complained the feature will limit their ability to effectively serve personalized ads and generate revenue.

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Employee Privacy

Sarah Krouse addresses employee privacy in an age when the employer can record almost every activity at your desk.

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Privacy in an Age of Surveillance

Jessica Hester muses on how hard it is to hide in a city with cameras and other surveillance measures connected with AI.

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State of Surveillance

Ruth Reader comments on the growth in surveillance technologies.

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Facebook and Usage Trends

Andrew Perrin reports that Americans are becoming more critical of Facebook . A quarter of surveyed adults report that they have deleted the Facebook app from their phone.

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Police Will Search Your Smartphone If They Wish

Mike Elgan notes that police officers increasingly have the authority and ability to search your smartphone .

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Oral History Ethics

Beth McMurtrie has written about the ethical and legal issues that can arise should a scholar recording oral history make a promise of confidentiality that they cannot maintain.

In a followed-up video, experts suggest steps for ensuring that participants are aware of the risks of making a recording and then give informed consent to the release of their recorded interview.

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Muting Google's Memory

Alix Langone provides the steps needed to delete your Google search history .

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Microsoft Data Collection in Windows 10

Gregg Keizer notes that Microsoft is revealing the breadth of its data collection done in Windows 10.

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Hiding Your Website

Patrick Stox suggests how to keep a website from being indexed by Google.

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Purism Corporation Develops Secure Laptop

Lucas Mearian reports on the development of a secure laptop whose operating system is based on Linux.

A good idea, but I question if enough secure apps will exist to make it useful or cost effective.

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Privacy Protection and Abusers

Taylor Armerding observes that unrestricted privacy protection with also protect child abusers .

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Windows 10 Privacy Settings

Ian Paul has written a summary of Windows 10 privacy settings . His post also includes a video overview narrated by Melissa Riofrio.

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NSA Authority to Spy Overseas

Grant Gross reports on the NSA's authority to spy on those overseas, including Americans overseas.

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