Tag Archives: Privacy

Can you trust your home smart speaker? | CBC Radio

Posted on January 2, 2019 by

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/can-you-trust-your-home-smart-speaker-1.4955406

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What else happens when you click on sponsored links in Facebook or other social media

Posted on December 21, 2018 by

Dec 23 2018 – Kevin Yaworski – Volunteer Public Advocate Even if you have set privacy settings in your account and apps from Facebook, Google, Apple, Microsoft etc… to disable ad tracking and limit data collection and other tracking you … Continue reading →

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Facebook hired a conservative lobbying firm with an ‘in-house fake news shop’ to combat PR crisis

Posted on November 15, 2018 by

Facebook hired a conservative lobbying firm with an ‘in-house fake news shop’ to combat PR crisis Nov 15 2018 – Media Bias / Fact Check The conservative lobbying firm that Facebook hired in the midst of an October 2017 public … Continue reading →

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Can this tech pioneer convince you to delete your social media accounts?

Posted on October 6, 2018 by

Oct 5 2018 – CBC The Current — Jaron Lanier says evidence shows addictive design was deliberately used for platform — We are lumped into groups of millions of like minded users based on data collected from us from many … Continue reading →

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Is Facebook and other apps using your “smartphone” Camera without you knowing?

Posted on April 30, 2018 by

April 30 2018 – Kevin Yaworski — Here is a concerning observation of the Facebook App’s behavior and some tips about Apps and Permissions. CBC Marketplace did this episode on how easy it is to create an app, get users … Continue reading →

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Privacy and big data

Posted on April 11, 2018 by

April 11 2018 – Kevin Yaworski – Public Advocate —– I often use incognito mode when web browsing or disable cookies to limit data collection; price increases when searching for flights or products etc… Even so I just noticed what … Continue reading →

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** Important msg for all Facebook group or page admins and mods and warning to other FB users ***

Posted on March 30, 2018 by

Mar 30 2018 – Kevin Yaworski – Proud Canadian and Global Citizen — Apps or websites you have used may have access to your profile and member lists for groups you admin or moderate and other info only available to … Continue reading →

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