All articles tagged with #online surveillance
CBS News’ David Pogue debunks the idea that phones secretly overhear conversations for ads. Experts say ad targeting relies on inferences from online activity and household data rather than audio capture; Northeastern data shows no covert audio transmissions but substantial data collection. To reduce exposure, readers can use data-deletion tools, consider privacy-friendly browsers, and advocate for stronger consumer privacy laws.
Lawmakers in Europe are expected to adopt eIDAS 2.0, a digital identity legislation that civil society groups argue will compromise internet security and expose citizens to online surveillance. The legislation requires browser makers to trust government-approved Certificate Authorities (CAs) and prohibits them from implementing additional security controls. This means that if a website is issued a certificate from a government-backed CA, the government can intercept and decrypt the encrypted HTTPS traffic between the website and its users, potentially allowing for surveillance. Mozilla, Google, and other organizations have raised concerns about the legislation and are urging EU lawmakers to revise it.