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Privacy

Privacy (from Latin: privatus "separated from the rest, deprived of something, esp. office, participation in the government", from privo "to deprive") is the ability of an individual or group to seclude themselves or information about themselves and thereby reveal themselves selectively. The boundaries and content of what is considered private differ among cultures and individuals, but share basic common themes.

Facebook sets aside billions to pay its way through privacy issues
  • Business

Facebook sets aside billions to pay its way through privacy issues

  • Ravie Lakshmanan
  • 6 years ago
Facebook uploaded 1.5 million people’s email contacts without permission
  • Apps

Facebook uploaded 1.5 million people’s email contacts without permission

  • Ivan Mehta
  • 6 years ago
Big tech’s ‘ethical guidelines’ are no substitute for real regulation
  • Privacy

Big tech’s ‘ethical guidelines’ are no substitute for real regulation

  • The Conversation
  • 6 years ago

Jumbo is an iPhone app that clears your old tweets and Google searches
  • Apps

Jumbo is an iPhone app that clears your old tweets and Google searches

  • Ivan Mehta
  • 6 years ago
Smart cities are an AI-powered dystopia that’s already happening
  • Security

Smart cities are an AI-powered dystopia that’s already happening

  • Binary District Journal
  • 6 years ago
How to stop people from adding you to WhatsApp groups
  • WhatsApp

How to stop people from adding you to WhatsApp groups

  • Ivan Mehta
  • 6 years ago
Activision knows when its employees are having sex
  • Privacy

Activision knows when its employees are having sex

  • Rachel Kaser
  • 6 years ago
[Best of 2019] WhatsApp finally lets you prevent people from adding you to their shitty groups
  • Apps

[Best of 2019] WhatsApp finally lets you prevent people from adding you to their shitty groups

  • Ivan Mehta
  • 6 years ago
Facebook announces a long-overdue transparency tool for News Feed
  • Facebook

Facebook announces a long-overdue transparency tool for News Feed

  • Bryan Clark
  • 6 years ago
Rebuilding trust in democracy starts with digital identity verification
  • Security

Rebuilding trust in democracy starts with digital identity verification

  • Vinny Lingham
  • 6 years ago
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