personal data - Blog - Andreas Wiebe

16 May 2024

2 min

How can I prevent data collection?

Data collection is ubiquitous in today's digital world. Companies, governments and other organizations are constantly collecting information about us, often without our knowledge or consent. It's understandable that many people feel uneasy about this. [...]

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

22 May 2023

2 min

Data hunter Payback

The fact is that the more frequently the customer card is scanned, the more accurate the image that the company behind Payback (the U.S. company American Express) has of the consumer. [...]

Tags: Payback data hunter points bonus system personal data advertising purposes

08 Sep 2022

1 min

DB Group sued for data-greedy smartphone app

Cookies are automatically placed on the cell phone during installation. Connections to third parties are then established in the background. This happens before the user even has these options to choose from. [...]

Tags: DB Group data-greedy App user data personal data data transmission

05 Sep 2022

2 min

Rental bikes as data hunters

Data protection apparently doesn't play a role either. Often, the rental bikes are not properly maintained after use, so that the chain breaks or the tire is flat. [...]

Tags: Bikes Rental bikes rental data hunters personal data Credit System

28 Jul 2022

2 min

Which data traces travelers leave behind

Data is also collected domestically, mainly mostly the movement profiles of travelers. Passenger data is also collected by bus companies or rail operators, for example. To what extent these are then transmitted is unclear. [...]

Tags: Travelers data trances flights bookings hotels data hunters

23 May 2022

6 min

Google Shifts Perception and Behavior Without Your Knowledge

The objection against Google data collection through their Analytics program is the opportunity it gives the behemoth to collect your personal data and use artificial intelligence to make decisions about your actions. This then leads to greater manipulation of your opinions and behaviors. [...]

Tags: Google personal data Analytics manipulate Influence Credit System

22 Apr 2022

2 min

Identity theft - how to protect yourself

Identity theft has become a sad phenomenon, especially in recent years. It mainly involves the misuse of personal data by third parties. Criminals try to obtain other people's data in order to carry out their plans. The identity of a person is stolen and abused accordingly. [...]

Tags: Identity theft personal data identity Wifi passwords criminal

18 Mar 2022

1 min

What does Amazon know about me?

With the help of a data disclosure, anyone can find out exactly what information and personal data is known to the market giant Amazon. The data is more comprehensive than most would believe. [...]

Tags: amazon personal data collected data protection data hunter recordings

04 Feb 2022

2 min

QR code as access to the world

Who would have thought that having a small square and black and white abstraction with you would eventually become so important? Only with the help of a valid QR code on the smartphone or tablet will access to most public places be granted. [...]

Tags: QR code smartphone Manipulation protection barcode cybercrime