Tag Archives: Privacy

Everyone Has Something To Hide

Posted on 2022-09-15 by jcs

One of the most ridiculous arguments about privacy is the oft-stated “If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear.” Irreal has many articles debunking this notion—here’s a list—but it seems the argument is evergreen. Kev Quirk has … Continue reading →

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More On Google’s False Accusation

Posted on 2022-08-31 by jcs

I thought I was finished with the story of Google falsely accusing one of their users of child molestation but Ben Thompson of Stratechery has his own take on the matter that he describes in a long blog post on … Continue reading →

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An Afterword to Yesterday’s Post on Google’s False Accusation

Posted on 2022-08-25 by jcs

After I wrote yesterday’s post on Google falsely accusing an innocent man of child molestation, I saw this post on the story by John Gruber. My first thought was that I would fold whatever Gruber had to say into my … Continue reading →

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Google Falsely Accuses a Father of Molesting His Son

Posted on 2022-08-24 by jcs

What!? You’re stilling using Google services? Haven’t you been listening to anything I’ve told you? I’m sorry but I’m over being polite. If you’re still using Gmail, Google Docs, or Google Photos, then you’re being naively foolish and deserve whatever … Continue reading →

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They Never Give Up

Posted on 2022-08-01 by jcs

The Simple Analytics Blog has a disturbing post about Vodaphone and their reintroduction of persistent tracking. Vodafone & Deutsche Telekom are network providers whose job it is to send our data across the Internet and nothing more. They’re supposed to … Continue reading →

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Google and Your Data

Posted on 2022-07-20 by jcs

I’ve told you, and told you, and told you but some people aren’t listening. Here’s a tweet from a graduate student who, as part of a Digital Archiving class, had a list of people running in a local election and … Continue reading →

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Having a Per Contact Email Address

Posted on 2022-06-25 by jcs

I recently had my own experience of the Baader-Meinhoff Phenomena. The other day I read Karl Voit’s post from 2015 on having a separate (from) email address for each correspondent. It seemed a little odd to me. Why would I … Continue reading →

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Am I Being Watched?

Posted on 2022-06-20 by jcs

If you’re paranoid, the answer is “of course”. If you aren’t paranoid, the answer is “of course”. Here’s a humorous tweet that provides the proof: 👀 pic.twitter.com/F4B6ms5JiD — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 30, 2022

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Red Meat Friday: Duck Duck Go and Microsoft

Posted on 2022-06-03 by jcs

There’s been a huge number of hot takes—mostly on twitter, of course, but elsewhere as well—about Duck Duck Go (DDG) not blocking Microsoft tracking scripts. The hot takes all treat the matter as a betrayal of DDG’s users and express … Continue reading →

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Google To (Sometimes) Require ID in Australia

Posted on 2022-03-21 by jcs

Reclaim The Net has a very disturbing article about Google’s recent announcement that starting next month they will require proof of age before allowing Australian users to view certain “age-appropriate” content. The proof would consist of uploading a copy of … Continue reading →

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