personvern

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/whatsapp-says-european-users-do-not-have-to-share-data-with-facebook-1.4452435

There are no changes to WhatsApp’s data-sharing practices in the European region arising from the updated terms of service and privacy policy

https://www.xda-developers.com/whatsapp-updates-terms-privacy-policy-mandate-data-sharing-facebook/

in the previous update, WhatsApp gave users the option to “not have your WhatsApp account information shared with Facebook.” With the latest update, WhatsApp has done away with this option, and users will have to accept the new terms and privacy policy if they want to continue using the instant messenger

https://nrkbeta.no/2020/12/03/telefonen-spionerte-pa-meg-slik-fant-jeg-overvakerne/

Det er et vanlig refreng at kommersiell overvåkning ikke er så farlig: «Det brukes jo bare til annonser.» Men det er etter hvert blitt mange som er ute etter sporene som mobilene våre legger igjen.

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/craigsilverman/cheap-chinese-smartphones-malware

Preinstalled malware on low-cost Chinese phones has stolen data and money from some of the world’s poorest people.

Current security concerns about Chinese apps and hardware have largely focused on potential back doors in Huawei’s 5G equipment. More recently, people have focused on how user data collected by TikTok could be abused by the company and the Chinese government. But an overlooked and ongoing threat is the consistent presence of malware on cheap smartphones from Chinese manufacturers and how it exacts a digital tax on people with low incomes.

https://www.nrk.no/norge/vegselskapet-nye-veier-registrerer-mobiltelefonen-din-1.15133464

Vegselskapet Nye Veier registrerer mobiltelefonen til bilistane på fleire vegstrekningar. Datatilsynet tvilar på om personvernet er godt nok varetatt.

Analysane skjer ved at systemet registrerer blåtann-einingar som passerer dei ulike målepunkta. Når same eining har passert to målepunkt blir det rekna ut reisetid. Opplysningane blir analysert for å dokumentera korleis den gjennomsnittlege reisetida varierer frå time til time og dag til dag.

https://www.cyberscoop.com/twitter-ftc-fine-data-breach-passwords/

Twitter users could share their phone numbers with the company to improve their account security via its two-factor authentication feature

used for targeted advertising

https://www.privacyaffairs.com/dark-web-price-index-2020/

You might be asking yourself, just how easy is it to obtain someone else’s personal information, documents, account details? We certainly were.

To see just how prevalent such items of personal data are being listed, and at what price, we sent our researchers on a data-gathering mission into the dark web.

https://www.bt.no/nyheter/lokalt/i/K3dAjE/saa-lett-klarte-bt-aa-kjoere-elsparkesykkel-paa-en-annens-regning

Sikkerhetsbrist i Ryde-appen gjorde at folk kunne reise på andres regning og spore deres bevegelser. Datatilsynet skal undersøke saken

https://www.nrk.no/norge/norges-smittestopp-app-blant-de-verste-i-verden-pa-personvern-1.15054311

Amnesty International har gjort en detaljert teknisk analyse av appene som skal spore smitte i en rekke land.

– Bahrain, Kuwait og Norge gjør en grov overkjøring av personvernet, med svært inngripende overvåking som går langt utover det som er forsvarlig i arbeidet med å stoppe koronasmitten.

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-53051783

Norway’s health authority has had to delete all data gathered via its Covid-19 contact-tracing app and suspend further use of the tool.

The Norwegian Data Protection Authority ruled the Smittestopp app represented a disproportionate intrusion into users’ privacy.

A switch to a rival design backed by Apple and Google is being considered.