Caleb Chen
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Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Experts doubt the privacy claims of Google's Federated Learning of Cohorts ad targeting model
Google recently declared that it will stop selling targeted ads based on your internet history as provided by third party cookies, and is instead working → Read More
Brave Browser announces Brave Search: a privacy conscious alternative to Google
Brave Browser, the secure and private browser launched by Brendan Eich in 2018, has recently announced the acquisition of Tailcat and the release of their → Read More
China’s Sharp Eyes CCTV surveillance program redefines the Neighborhood Watch
A Chinese government program known as the Sharp Eyes Project is the latest example of China’s technological surveillance infrastructure. There are over → Read More
Judge rules that California can continue with its net neutrality law
Judge John Mendez of the US District Court for the Eastern District of California has ruled to let the state of California enact SB 822, a net neutrality → Read More
WhatsApp will eventually delete your account if you don't accept new privacy policy
WhatsApp has confirmed that users that don’t accept their controversial new privacy policy will eventually have their accounts deleted. The new privacy → Read More
Spotify granted patent to use mic to infer emotional state, age, gender, and accent
Spotify has been granted a patent on using your phone’s microphone to analyze the sounds around you for the purpose of giving song recommendations. The → Read More
South Africa's highest court bans bulk internet surveillance
South Africa’s Constitutional Court - or Concourt as it is often referred to - has banned mass surveillance of internet communications in the country. The → Read More
Police used geofence warrant to make Google to identify George Floyd protestors
In the aftermath of the George Floyd Protests, Police served Google with a geofence warrant to identify suspects in crimes committed during the protests. → Read More
Users have privacy concerns about Microsoft's inclusion in Raspberry Pi OS
An unannounced update to Raspberry Pi OS has added Microsoft’s GPG key and apt repository for VSCode to the popular operating system previously known as → Read More
Google doesn't want your permission to track you on iOS
Google will be updating its in house iOS apps to avoid scaring users with a tracking permission prompt. Apple’s iOS14 privacy upgrades - specifically → Read More
Defense Intelligence Agency gathered US smartphone location data without a warrant
The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) is the most recent government agency that has been revealed to gather US smartphone location data without a warrant. → Read More
TikTok tracks you even if you never made an account
TikTok gathers information on users and shares it with third parties, even if you’ve never made a profile. VICE reporter Riccardo Coluccini - who has used → Read More
Tencent has been caught spying on your web browsing history with QQ Messenger
QQ Messenger, a popular Chinese instant messaging app by Tencent, was caught scraping web browser history with their desktop client. The discovery was → Read More
A preliminary look at privacy labels in iOS VPN apps
Apple’s new privacy labels inform users about what information the app (VPN or otherwise) is sending back to the app’s developers - and for what purpose. → Read More
Apple's new privacy labels show how data hungry Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp are
The rollout of privacy labels in all apps available in the iOS app store has revealed the massive amount of information that Facebook collects through → Read More
UK rules against the use of general warrants to hack into citizen's devices
The United Kingdom (UK) High Court has ruled that the country’s security and intelligence agencies can no longer use “general warrants” as legal writ for → Read More
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation backed project suffers data breach, 930,000 children affected
Get Schooled, an educational non profit organization created as a partnership between The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Viacom with significant → Read More
ACLU sues to find out how the FBI is breaking into encrypted devices
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has the ability to break into encrypted phones and laptops, and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is → Read More
Proposed FinCEN regulation would create financial surveillance net for cryptocurrency transactions
On December 18th, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released a proposed regulation seeking to increase → Read More
IMF suggests that your credit score could be based on your internet history
The fast growing world of fintech may eventually develop to the point where your credit score is based on your internet history. A new blogpost on the → Read More