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Three EU-US data transfer deals were struck since 2000. Two were struck down by courts, and the third now faces fresh challenges. Your data sits in it.
By KnytX Privacy Team
Facebook paid $650 million over face recognition. Here is what biometric privacy laws (Illinois BIPA, GDPR) say about your face, voice, and fingerprints.
That Hotmail or Yahoo address you abandoned in 2015 is almost certainly breached. It's also the recovery address for your bank, and attackers know it.
Someone checks into a hospital as you. The bills come to you and your records get corrupted. Medical identity theft is harder to fix than card fraud.
After a breach, stolen records get graded, priced, bundled, and sold. See how breach data moves through criminal markets and what it costs.
Dating apps collect precise location, and brokers resell it. Grindr's data has outed people. Here is what dating apps track and how to limit who sees it.
License plate readers and ANPR cameras log every vehicle that passes, no warrant needed. Here is what this location data shows about you and how to act.
Bossware tracks keystrokes, takes screenshots, and logs the sites you visit. Here is what's used, what's legal, and how to spot it on your work computer.
Bluetooth beacons and Wi-Fi probes let stores track which shops you enter and how long you stay. Here is how in-store tracking works and how to stop it.
India's Smart Cities Mission put CCTV, facial recognition, and command centres across 100 cities. What they collect and what oversight exists.
Connected cars log your location, driving behavior, voice, and contacts, and automakers sell some of it. Here is what your car collects and what to do.
Hidden AirTags and GPS trackers turn up in wheel wells, handbags, and pockets. Here is how these tracking devices work and how to detect one on your car.