data collection - Blog - Andreas Wiebe

14 Jun 2023

2 min

How does a state Trojan work?

A state Trojan is a spyware program that is installed on computers and mobile devices to collect data and perform certain actions. This action is performed without the users' knowledge. State Trojans are used by governments to monitor suspects, collect information or even carry out cyberattacks. [...]

01 Jun 2023

3 min

Data: The digital currency of the future

The vast amounts of personal data that are collected, processed and stored around the globe every day have the potential to become the digital currency of the future. [...]

Tags: personal data digital currency Data economy data collection

13 Apr 2023

3 min

What does Spotify know about me?

Only very few music lovers are aware that Spotify acts like a data hunter and can create entire user profiles from the existing data material. The data collection frenzy even goes so far that Spotify posts on Facebook ... [...]

Tags: Spotify streaming service data collection data hunter Music streaming

17 Mar 2023

2 min

Data hunter Google: Soon to be on board with Mercedes

According to Mercedes, the strategic partnership with Google means the introduction of a new generation of in-car navigation systems. The driver no longer has to pair his smartphone with the vehicle and still has extensive access to the navigation functions of Google Maps. [...]

Tags: Mercedes Google data hunter data collection Software

06 Oct 2022

2 min

Data retention violates EU law

The regulation regarding data retention violates European law. This means that data related to the Internet or telephone may not be stored if it is not based on suspicion. This approach violates the currently applicable European law. [...]

Tags: EU law Data retention data stored data collection

25 Mar 2022

1 min

Instagram secretly evaluates photos biometrically

The US state of Texas has filed a lawsuit against secret facial recognition on Facebook and Instagram. The accusations leveled against the social media giants are enormous. [...]

Tags: Instagram secretly photos Facial recognition facebook Meta

09 Nov 2021

2 min

A false diet with targeted advertising

Many are unaware of the extent to which the entire food industry uses our data when it comes to targeted advertising and unhealthy eating. Companies that sell special diet programs, among others, are [...]

Tags: diet targeted advertising data collection weight program

19 Oct 2020

3 min

The awaking’s of data sovereignty – or enough is enough!

Our daily live is relentless shaped by digitalisation, regardless we act in our private, business or political sphere. Vast amounts of data are collected, stored, processed, analysed and often profitable distributed legally or illegal. [...]

Tags: GDPR data collection data protection sovereignty US-privacy shield

22 Sep 2020

3 min

Smartphones and profiling

You can do a lot more with a smartphone than just make calls. The use of a smartphone has become very versatile these days. Thus, a smartphone can also become the perfect data hunter and collect user information, which the user does not even suspect. [...]

Tags: smartphone profiling data collection

03 Apr 2020

2 min

Corona virus and September 11th - a connection?

The world's best-known and most sought-after whistleblower, Edward Snowden, warned in an interview with Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival (CPH:DOX) about the measures taken to curb the spread of the corona virus. [...]

Tags: 9/11 Edward Snowden CIA Corona data collection

31 Mar 2020

5 min

Data protection officers warn! Surveillance on a large scale! ‌

In various European and international countries, the state now accesses the previously and continuously collected data from the movement analysis of users. [...]

Tags: GDPR surveillance Corona virus data collection data protection