Privacy technologies
fromFox News
3 months agoIs your phone listening to everything you say? It's complicated
Retailers use smartphone tracking and data selling to send targeted ads, even if you never searched for products online.
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Marketing tech
fromPractical Ecommerce
3 months agoThe New Era of Cookie-less Ad Targeting
Advertising technology is evolving towards privacy-conscious targeting alternatives, moving away from third-party cookies.
Privacy technologies
fromDigital Trends
3 months agoGoogle's new policy tracks all your devices with no opt-out
Google reintroduced fingerprint tracking, previously deemed 'wrong', raising privacy concerns among users and advocates.
Privacy technologies
fromSlashGear
3 months agoHow To Prevent Your Smart TV From Spying On You - SlashGear
Smart TVs enhance convenience but raise privacy concerns through data tracking.
Automatic Content Recognition can infringe on user privacy.
Disabling tracking features in smart TVs is often difficult.
Digital life
fromMail Online
7 months agoYou are being secretly tracked by your iPhone with three settings
Many smartphone apps track user behavior to generate revenue, often without clear user consent.
Disabling certain tracking settings affects all apps, simplifying privacy management.
Users need to be aware of potential functionality loss when changing privacy settings.
Privacy technologies
fromSlashGear
3 months agoHow To Prevent Your Smart TV From Spying On You - SlashGear
Smart TVs enhance convenience but raise privacy concerns through data tracking.
Automatic Content Recognition can infringe on user privacy.
Disabling tracking features in smart TVs is often difficult.
Digital life
fromMail Online
7 months agoYou are being secretly tracked by your iPhone with three settings
Many smartphone apps track user behavior to generate revenue, often without clear user consent.
Disabling certain tracking settings affects all apps, simplifying privacy management.
Users need to be aware of potential functionality loss when changing privacy settings.
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Privacy professionals
fromwww.bbc.com
3 months agoCritics say new Google rules put profits over privacy
Google's new tracking rules allow fingerprinting, which privacy advocates criticize for undermining user privacy and control.
Privacy technologies
fromForbes
3 months agoGoogle Starts Tracking All Your Devices As Chrome Changes
Google Chrome's planned cookie removal may be undermined by the revival of digital fingerprinting for tracking users across devices.
fromeLearning
2 weeks agoHow to Use xAPI in Adobe Captivate for Smarter Learner Tracking - eLearning
In today's data-driven learning environment, tracking goes far beyond course completion. While SCORM has long been the industry standard, xAPI (Experience API) brings far greater flexibility and insight.
Privacy technologies
fromThe Conversation
2 weeks agoWhat does it mean to 'accept' or 'reject' all cookies, and which should I choose?
Cookies serve to enhance user experience on websites, but accepting them has implications for online privacy.
Understanding cookie types and options helps users to make informed decisions about their online data.
fromForbes
3 weeks agoResilience Through Conversion APIs: Future-Proofing Your Marketing Strategy
"CAPI works by establishing a direct server-to-server connection between businesses and advertising platforms, capturing conversion events that are often lost due to tracking restrictions, ad blockers or browser privacy settings."
Marketing tech
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US news
fromThe Verge
3 months agoDonald Trump wants to delete 'climate' from federal websites - here's how you can track the changes
The Federal Environmental Web Tracker monitors changes and deletions in federal content related to climate change and social equity initiatives during the Trump administration.
US news
fromThe Verge
3 months agoDonald Trump wants to delete 'climate' from federal websites - here's how you can track the changes
The Federal Environmental Web Tracker monitors changes and deletions in federal content related to climate change and social equity initiatives during the Trump administration.
Privacy professionals
fromElectronic Frontier Foundation
1 month agoNinth Circuit Hands Users A Big Win: Californians Can Sue Out-of-State Corporations That Violate State Privacy Laws
Consumers can sue multinational companies in their home courts for violations of state data privacy laws.
The Ninth Circuit's ruling affirms consumer rights against multinational corporations.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month agoWalters: New California school data project fulfills Newsom campaign promise
Gavin Newsom's campaign promises included creating single-payer healthcare and building 3.5 million housing units, later dismissed as aspirational, raising questions about their feasibility.
SF politics
fromStreetsblog
1 month agoWednesday's Headlines: So Many Things to Count Edition - Streetsblog New York City
From it, you can easily see that, though April 14, the Queensboro Bridge hosted 432,666 bike trips this year. And on the average day in March (which was cold!), there were nearly 5,000 trips.
NYC politics
Wearables
fromArs Technica
9 months agoHow accurate are wearable fitness trackers? Less than you might think
The quantified self movement highlights the cultural shift towards intensive personal data tracking, raising concerns about the accuracy of wearable devices.
Despite some inaccuracies, wearable devices have proven to be generally reliable for measuring key health metrics.
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