By Rachael Bradshaw on September 21, 2021 | Tagged with Data Collection, democracy, Digital Activism, Digital Security, Online Safety, police, Politics, privacy, safety, Social media, surveillance
The Revolution Will Not Be Streamed: Digital Activism in the Era of Mass Surveillance by Leila Matte-Kaci On December 4th, 2020, the State Council of France expanded three decrees to widen the scope of police surveillance. [1, 11, 28] French police will now be able to track citizens or groups whose activities indicate that they […]
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By Rachael Bradshaw on August 24, 2021 | Tagged with Advertising, Data, data, Data Collection, data harvesting, facebook, google, Online Safety, privacy, Social media
Targeted Advertising and Ad Blocking Technologies by Laura Moberg Have you ever wondered if your phone was listening to you? In an episode from their podcast Reply All, Alex Goldman and PJ Vogt investigate the belief many people have that Facebook is listening to us through our devices and using that information to create targeted […]
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By Rachael Bradshaw on August 10, 2021 | Tagged with cybercrime, cybertheft, Data, data, Data Collection, data security, Digital Security, Hacking, identity theft, Online Safety, password, pharming, Phishing, safety, security
Data Breach: Don’t Let it Get You! by Amruta Phansalker Check out the end of this post for a fun quiz to see if you can spot potential data breaches! We hear of data breach incidents often. But what are they exactly, and why should we worry about them? Did you know that your data […]
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By Rachael Bradshaw on July 27, 2021 | Tagged with big data, Data, data, Data Collection, facebook, google, Online Presence, Politics, privacy, Search Engines, Social media, surveillance
Algorithms & The Death of Democratic Discourse by Christian Koch Our entire digital history tracked— and is still being tracked. Platforms like Google, Facebook, and others collect data from links clicked, time spent on a particular page, whether or not the content is shared, and even the most seemingly inconsequential choices— all to build pictures […]
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By Rachael Bradshaw on May 18, 2021 | Tagged with Advertising, anonymity, data, Data, Data Collection, Digital Security, online privacy, privacy, Social media, surveillance
Privacy vs. Anonymity by Misha Khawaja and Ali Albastaki Do you know the difference between online privacy and anonymity? This excellent video by Misha Khawaja and Ali Albastaki from the Institute of Communication, Culture, Information, and Technology, University of Toronto, Mississauga does a great job of explaining the difference! Which is more important to you […]
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By samantha summers on July 11, 2019 | Tagged with astrology, cybersecurity, data, Data Collection, Digital identity, Digital literacy, Hacking, intellectual property, Network Smarts, privacy, safety, Social media, social_network, surveillance
We all can do more to protect ourselves online, but sometimes it can be difficult to know where to start. To help you out, we’ve come up with simple steps each Zodiac sign can take to increase their online safety. Let us know if your sign’s advice speaks to you, and let us know how […]
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