Tag: online advertising

  • Slashdot: Google Wants to Track Your Digital Fingerprints Again

    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/01/12/0519240/google-wants-to-track-your-digital-fingerprints-again?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Google Wants to Track Your Digital Fingerprints Again Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google’s reintroduction of digital fingerprinting for online advertising has sparked significant backlash from privacy advocates, highlighting concerns over user consent and data collection practices. The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office criticized the move as…

  • Slashdot: See the Thousands of Apps Hijacked To Spy On Your Location

    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/01/10/0056202/see-the-thousands-of-apps-hijacked-to-spy-on-your-location?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: See the Thousands of Apps Hijacked To Spy On Your Location Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The report highlights a significant privacy concern involving popular apps that are being exploited to harvest sensitive location data through the advertising ecosystem. This data, which is aggregated by rogue…

  • Wired: Candy Crush, Tinder, MyFitnessPal: See the Thousands of Apps Hijacked to Spy on Your Location

    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/gravy-location-data-app-leak-rtb/ Source: Wired Title: Candy Crush, Tinder, MyFitnessPal: See the Thousands of Apps Hijacked to Spy on Your Location Feedly Summary: A hack of location data company Gravy Analytics has revealed which apps are—knowingly or not—being used to collect your information behind the scenes. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights…

  • Hacker News: Online Behavioral Ads Fuel the Surveillance Industry

    Source URL: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/online-behavioral-ads-fuel-surveillance-industry-heres-how Source: Hacker News Title: Online Behavioral Ads Fuel the Surveillance Industry Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights critical privacy concerns related to Real-Time Bidding (RTB) in online advertising, illustrating how it facilitates the collection and selling of sensitive personal data without appropriate regulation. This system presents…

  • Hacker News: UK ISO response to Google’s policy change on device fingerprinting

    Source URL: https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2024/12/our-response-to-google-s-policy-change-on-fingerprinting/ Source: Hacker News Title: UK ISO response to Google’s policy change on device fingerprinting Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the ICO’s response to Google’s announcement allowing the use of fingerprinting in advertising from February 2025. It highlights concerns about privacy and the compliance obligations businesses…

  • Hacker News: Mozilla becoming active in online advertising

    Source URL: https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/improving-online-advertising/ Source: Hacker News Title: Mozilla becoming active in online advertising Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text outlines Mozilla’s strategic shift towards digital advertising with a focus on privacy and data protection, highlighting their acquisition of Anonym which aims to create a more equitable and privacy-respecting advertising infrastructure.…

  • Hacker News: Mozilla’s privacy preserving ad attribution: The future or an oxymoron?

    Source URL: https://www.ethicalads.io/blog/2024/08/mozillas-privacy-preserving-ad-attribution-the-future-or-an-oxymoron/ Source: Hacker News Title: Mozilla’s privacy preserving ad attribution: The future or an oxymoron? Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Mozilla’s introduction of privacy-preserving ad attribution signifies a critical evolution in how advertising can balance commercial interests with user privacy. Despite skepticism from the tech community, this approach may…