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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. [...]

Date: 01 Jun 2023 Tags: personal data, digital currency, Data economy, data collection

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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 ... [...]

Date: 13 Apr 2023 Tags: Spotify, streaming service, data collection, data hunter, Music, streaming

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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. [...]

Date: 17 Mar 2023 Tags: Mercedes, Google, data hunter, data collection, Software

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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. [...]

Date: 06 Oct 2022 Tags: EU law, Data retention, data stored, data collection

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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. [...]

Date: 25 Mar 2022 Tags: Instagram, secretly, photos, Facial recognition, facebook, Meta

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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 [...]

Date: 09 Nov 2021 Tags: diet, targeted, advertising, data collection, weight, program

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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. [...]

Date: 19 Oct 2020 Tags: GDPR, data collection, data protection, sovereignty, US-privacy shield

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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. [...]

Date: 22 Sep 2020 Tags: smartphone, profiling, data collection

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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. [...]

Date: 03 Apr 2020 Tags: 9/11, Edward Snowden, CIA, Corona, data collection

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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. [...]

Date: 31 Mar 2020 Tags: GDPR, surveillance, Corona virus, data collection, data protection