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  • Facebook data breach: What happened and why it’s hard to know if your data was leaked

    Facebook data breach: What happened and why it’s hard to know if your data was leaked

    Paul Haskell-Dowland, The Conversation
    · Apr 07, 2021 · 11:30 pm
  • Facebook wants to combat fake news with ID checks – but the implications on privacy could be grave

    Facebook wants to combat fake news with ID checks – but the implications on privacy could be grave

    Fadi Safieddine, The Conversation
    · May 09, 2019 · 08:30 pm
  • AI systems, with their surveillance capabilities, are posing a threat to democracy

    AI systems, with their surveillance capabilities, are posing a threat to democracy

    Steven Feldstein, The Conversation
    · Apr 24, 2019 · 08:30 pm
  • Those pop-up ‘I agree’ boxes aren’t just annoying – they’re potentially dangerous

    Those pop-up ‘I agree’ boxes aren’t just annoying – they’re potentially dangerous

    Sabrina Rau, The Conversation
    · Dec 12, 2018 · 08:30 pm
  • Shadow profiles: Facebook knows about you, even if you’re not on Facebook

    Shadow profiles: Facebook knows about you, even if you’re not on Facebook

    Andrew Quodling, The Conversation
    · Apr 14, 2018 · 11:30 pm
  • Opinion: It’s futile to blame political parties for using data manipulators like Cambridge Analytica

    Opinion: It’s futile to blame political parties for using data manipulators like Cambridge Analytica

    Gilles Verniers Sudheendra Hangal
    · Apr 05, 2018 · 08:00 am
  • Why China’s VPN crackdown should worry everyone

    Why China’s VPN crackdown should worry everyone

    Omair Uthmani, The Conversation
    · Aug 24, 2017 · 11:30 pm
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    Google to stop scanning Gmail messages for targeted advertising

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    · Jun 25, 2017 · 11:31 am
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    At what age should teenagers pass the ‘digital age of consent’?

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    · Dec 24, 2015 · 06:00 am