Libertarian. How To Start A Revolution | a film by Ruaridh Arrow. Who Has Your Back? This is the 2012 report. Be sure to see our most recent Who Has Your Back? Report for updated information. Table of Contents Executive Summary When you use the Internet, you entrust your online conversations, thoughts, experiences, locations, photos, and more to companies like Google, AT&T and Facebook. The Electronic Frontier Foundation examined the policies of 18 major Internet companies — including email providers, ISPs, cloud storage providers, and social networking sites — to assess whether they publicly commit to standing with users when the government seeks access to user data.
While some Internet companies have stepped up for users in particular situations, it's time for all companies that hold private user data to make public commitments to defend their users against government overreach. We evaluated each company based on the following criteria: A public commitment to inform users when their data is sought by the government. Results Summary New Companies in the 2012 Report Appendix. Arms Trade.
Coin Values Discovery. Apple Moving Forward On Location-Based Disabling Of iPhone Cameras. I Know My Phone's "Spying" on Me, But How Bad Is It? Dear Lifehacker, With all the hullaballoo about Carrier IQ spying on all those phones, I'm left wondering what else is my phone gathering about me? Should I be concerned, and if so, what should I do about it? P Signed, Not Trying To Be ParanoidP Dear NTTBP, A healthy dose of skepticism is, well, healthy, and you're definitely not alone in wondering what kind of private information your phone is gathering and what's being done with it. Your Cell Phone Knows Where You AreP It's no secret that our smartphones are location aware. The main concern for some about this location tracking is that Google and Apple (and the other major mobile OS makers) may be collecting and storing your very specific location data (for example, with the iPhoneTracker Maps collected on iOS).
Mobile Apps Can Collect Your Location, Phone Number, and Other Personal DetailsP The Wall Street Journal analyzed 101 popular apps to show in an interactive database what each app collects and how it's shared. SExpand P.S. Everything You Need to Know About Killer Drones in One Rad Musical Cartoon! An American Moral Crisis: Gizmodo Talks Drones with Dennis Kucinich.