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March 25, 2020

Snowden warns new surveillance measures will outlast the coronavirus

Governments around the world are using high-tech coronavirus surveillance measures to combat the outbreak. But are they worth it?

https://news.northeastern.edu/2014/10/23/ecommerce-study/ The actual paper: htt... | Hacker News

https://news.northeastern.edu/2014/10/23/ecommerce-study/

The actual paper: http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/cbw/static/pdf/imc151-hannak.pdf...

"As shown in Figure 11, Travelocity alters hotel search results for users who browse from iOS devices." (In particular, alters the prices shown to the user).

I Got My File From Clearview AI, and It Freaked Me Out

Here’s how you might be able to get yours

Chrome Phasing out Support for User Agent

Google announced its decision to drop support for the User-Agent string in its Chrome browser. Instead, Chrome will offer a new API called Client Hints that will give the user greater control over which information is shared with websites.

Apple just killed Offline Web Apps while purporting to protect your privacy: why that’s A Bad Thing and why you should care – Aral Balkan

Apple will delete your data if you don’t use an app for seven days. This effectively kills offline web apps.