Data - Blog - Andreas Wiebe

11 Sep 2022

3 min

What’s my data worth?

What’s my data worth? There are many different guidelines for measuring the value of the data. There are some descriptions on the internet, e.g. a dataset is rated at about 25 centimes. [...]

Tags: Data data protection Worth NSA

13 Jul 2022

2 min

Leaked Audio From 80 Internal TikTok Meetings

“Everything is seen in China,” said a member of TikTok’s Trust and Safety department in a September 2021 meeting. Leaked Audio From 80 Internal TikTok Meetings Shows That US User Data Has Been Repeatedly Accessed From China [...]

Tags: TikTok Leaked Data App data privacy user data

20 Jun 2022

1 min

Cycle tracking - A dangerous trend

Meanwhile, it is no longer just users' GPS data that is being collected by data octopuses - other cases related to cycle tracking have also become known in the recent past. In the U.S., there were numerous cases where a pregnancy was correctly identified just by an Internet search. [...]

Tags: Cycle tracking Trend Tentacles advertising information Marketing

13 Jun 2022

7 min

Remote learning apps shared children’s data at a ‘dizzying scale’

The educational tools used by students during the pandemic shared their information with advertisers and data brokers that could track them around the Web, an international investigation found. [...]

Tags: Learning-Apps children shared Data Educational tools advertisers

21 Feb 2022

2 min

Fake number for advertising calls

Advertising calls that are unwanted can be averted with a good trick. Such calls are a nuisance and cost a lot of nerves, and sometimes they even cost a lot of money. That is why there is a free solution on the part of the Federal Network Agency. This is a simple way to stop the terror on the phone. [...]

Tags: Fake number advertising call Data terror

09 Feb 2022

2 min

Data protection in video conferences

In the last two years, the number of video conferences has increased significantly. This raises the question of what data protection looks like for these videoconferences. Many people work in the home office and therefore use a corresponding video conference system via the Internet to connect. [...]

Tags: videocall conferences Data users Homeoffice data protection

07 Feb 2022

2 min

iOS apps secretly collect data

There are a lot of iOS apps on the market that are suitable for the iPhone and supposedly make everyday life easier. However, it has been shown that more than 80% of these iOS apps for the iPhone do collect data, even though the description says otherwise. [...]

Tags: iOS Apple Data Tracking user GPS

17 Nov 2021

2 min

How do I protect myself from data misuse?

Anyone who goes online automatically leaves behind traces or information about their personal data. It is therefore all the more important to heed the most important tips for protection against data misuse. The [...]

Tags: Data ONLINE ONLINESTORE PASSWORD email address protection

16 Nov 2021

2 min

What is end-to-end encryption and how does it work?

End-to-end encryption should provide a certain level of security for the user, and also for the recipient. This means that the decryption of the data is the exclusive responsibility of the sender and [...]

Tags: End-to-end encryption encryption SALSA20 Data decrypted Messenger

03 Aug 2021

2 min

An Open Letter to the US Congress

There are many things that the Swiss do better than Americans. Our chocolates and cheeses are loved around the globe, the rich love our banks and our watches, and every American camper carries [...]

Tags: USCongress Swisscows Data Google Whatsapp 117th

31 Juli 2019

2 min

Datenschützer warnen vor FaceApp

Eine App mit dem Namen "FaceApp" erobert die App-Stores und steht seit neuestem unter den Bestenlisten. FaceApp wird immer häufiger kritisiert und der Datenschutz in Frage gestellt, warum das so ist, versuche ich drauf einzugehen. [...]

Tags: FaceApp App Data data protection Datenschutz Gesichtserkennung