David Revoy on Why Free and Open Source Software Matters
2023-11-20 · Perephoneia.art 17 min David Revoy is a French illustrator living in the country’s south, near the town of Montauban. After working as a freelance artist for over 20 years, he’s become experienced in illustration, art direction, concept art, visual storytelling and even teaching. Today, David spen

Noyb files complaint against EU Commission over targeted chat control ads
2023-11-16 · Noyb.eu 3 min Today, noyb filed a complaint against the EU Commission’s Directorate General for Migration and Home Affairs. In September 2023, the Commission used unlawful micro-targeting on Twitter (X) to promote its heavily criticized chat control regulation. It seems that the Commission w

Political advertising: EU won't ban voter manipulation and microtargeting
2023-11-09 · Patrick-breyer.de 2 min Yesterday, the EU Parliament and Council agreed on new rules on transparency and targeting of political advertising. The Parliament was able to secure a publicly accessible library of online political advertising, but targeting political messages based on the individual preferenc

*Privacy Not Included: A Buyer’s Guide for Connected Products
2023-10-27 · Foundation.mozilla.org 13 min By Jen Caltrider, Misha Rykov and Zoë MacDonald | Sept. 6, 2023Update: *We're hosting a Reddit AMA on Sept. 21!*Ah, the wind in your hair, the open road ahead, and not a care in the world… except all the trackers, cameras, microphones, and sensors capturing your every move. U

Algorithms favouring deceptive content are violating your basic rights
2023-10-22 · Euronews.com 4 min The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews.What we need to fix this is the buy-in of all the players. Digital companies, big and small, and governments must commit to regulating the right way,

Pubblicità online e sorveglianza governativa: un mondo sommerso tra spyware e data broker Cyber Security 360
2023-10-20 · Cybersecurity360.it 6 min La pubblicità di sorveglianza, nota anche come pubblicità mirata o pubblicità comportamentale, è la pratica di mostrare ai singoli consumatori pubblicità diverse in base ai loro interessi e ad elementi come i dati demografici o altre caratteristiche, ricavate dallo storico d

Undermining Democracy: The European Commission's Controversial Push for Digital Surveillance – Danny Mekić
2023-10-15 · Dannymekic.com 11 min Biography Quotes Nederlands Menu Danny Mekić. Speaker Chairman Entrepreneur NewTeam StrategyCooker HackathonFactory Innovation Company Innovations Automotive & Innovation Banks & Innovation Education & Innovation Healthcare & Innovation

Setting the record straight
2023-10-15 · Commissioners.ec.europa.eu 5 min On the 25th of October I will be having an exchange of views with the LIBE committee on my proposal to prevent and fight child sexual abuse. The next day the LIBE committee will vote on the proposal.I am approaching this public discussion with resolve, with transparency and with

Google Ads, Search and Chrome bosses plotted to boost ad revenue in emails
2023-10-06 · Searchengineland.com 3 min Google bosses from its Ads, Chrome and Search departments conspired together to boost ad revenue, according to emails shared at the federal antitrust trial by the US Department of Justice.The internal emails reveal private exchanges between Jerry Dischler, the Vice President of

Emails Show Google Search & Ad Execs Working Together To Increase Ad Revenue
2023-10-06 · Searchenginejournal.com 6 min United States antitrust lawsuit against Google uncovers emails of executives from Google Search, Chrome and Ads discussing schemes for increasing ad revenue. There are two documents, one from 2019 that features top Google executives from Search, Chrome and Ads hatching plans for

FTC Warns Tax Prep Companies Against Invasive Online Tracking – The Markup
2023-09-21 · Themarkup.org 3 min Pixel HuntSharing private information could lead to penalties, agency says after Markup investigation By Colin LecherSeptember 19, 2023 13:13 ET Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesShare This Article Copy Link RepublishThe Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has warned five tax pre

Google rolls out Privacy Sandbox to use Chrome browsing history for ads
2023-09-10 · Bleepingcomputer.com 5 min Google has started to roll out its new interest-based advertising platform called the Privacy Sandbox, shifting the tracking of user's interests from third-party cookies to the Chrome browser.When starting the Google Chrome browser, users will now see an alert titled 'Enhanced ad