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fromZDNET
3 days ago

How to turn off ACR on your TV (and why it greatly enhances your viewing experience)

These days, most popular TV models utilize automatic content recognition (ACR), a form of ad surveillance technology that gathers information about everything you watch and transmits it to a centralized database. Manufacturers then use your data to identify your viewing preferences, enabling them to deliver highly targeted ads.
Privacy professionals
fromThe Hill
1 week ago

Management failure, not work-from-home, kills productivity

"Rather than taking courses on remote communication strategies, they embraced digital surveillance software that tracks mouse movement or times how long workers linger on a website. This approach failed to produce consistent gains in performance and often resulted in employees feeling resentful or anxious."
Remote teams
Privacy technologies
fromThe Verge
3 weeks ago

Trump's protest threats raise surveillance alarms around his military parade

Protesters should take precautions against potential digital surveillance and law enforcement tactics during public demonstrations.
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Privacy professionals
fromwww.cbc.ca
3 months ago

Ontario police may have secretly used controversial Israeli spyware, report finds | CBC News

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) may have used Israeli spyware, raising concerns about citizen surveillance and privacy breaches.
Privacy professionals
fromwww.cbc.ca
3 months ago

Ontario police may have secretly used controversial Israeli spyware, report finds | CBC News

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) may have used Israeli spyware, raising concerns about citizen surveillance and privacy breaches.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

Crown prince lobbied Cameron over Saudi dissident, documents reveal

Mohammed bin Salman sought intervention from David Cameron to influence a UK legal case involving a dissident amid warnings about investment implications.
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