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Offline kevin

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Re: they know what you are doing
« Reply #945 on: December 07, 2023, 07:36:02 am »


no shock here

Foreign Governments Spy On Google, Apple Users Through Push Notifications: Senator
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) warned the Justice Department of the practice in a letter.


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Dec 6, 2023, 06:41 PM EST


https://www.huffpost.com/entry/google-apple-push-notifications-spy_n_6570ee39e4b01a04ad91e8ec

Foreign governments are surveilling people through push notifications on Apple and Google devices, according to a letter sent to the Department of Justice by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) on Wednesday.

In the letter, Wyden urged the DOJ to warn iPhone and Android users that foreign officials have been making requests to access push notification data from phones. Push notifications occur when a phone alerts a user of an action from an app on their device. The practice would be yet another way that foreign governments can request and obtain digital information about users from two of the largest cellphone software companies.


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Re: they know what you are doing
« Reply #946 on: December 09, 2023, 06:33:50 pm »
  yep they're still at it


https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/consumer-watchdog-warns-some-smart-toys-put-childrens-safety-data-risk/36KYGG56S5GXNMQM7PZJDRPGHI/

Consumer watchdog warns some ‘smart toys’ put children’s safety, data at risk

By Jason Law, Boston 25 News
November 16, 2023 at 11:25 pm EST

BOSTON — A consumer advocacy group is warning parents to watch out for “smart toys” that can listen, watch, track, and collect sensitive personal data.

The Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group released its 38th annual Trouble in Toyland report and focused on the “growing threat” from toys that can spy on children.

“Anytime you have an object that you are sticking a computer inside of, it can collect data. Anytime you are hooking it up to the internet, it can then transmit that data somewhere else,” said R.J. Cross, director of MASSPIRG’s Don’t Sell My Data campaign.

Cross defines “smart toys” as toys that use cameras, microphones, or sensors and have connectivity capabilities through the internet or Bluetooth.
“This can be a problem if your child’s geo-location data is what’s leaked. That’s an immediate security concern. It can also increase the odds your family is the victim of fraud, scams, or identity theft,” Cross said.

Cross said many smart toys have unsecure Wi-Fi or Bluetooth connections. MASSPIRG also raised concerns with young children using Meta’s Quest VR headset. Quest headsets can gather a lot of data about users, and playing games often requires agreeing to different third-party companies’ data practices, the report said.

“VR headsets can also gather sensitive motion data, which can be used to infer health or demographic details about you, and there’s virtually no regulation controlling how companies or other actors use this data,” the report said.

Meta sent Boston 25 a statement Friday in response to MASSPIRG’s report.

“We are committed to creating safe, positive experiences for young people on Meta Quest 3, and have collaborated with youth safety experts to help ensure an age-appropriate experience for teens and preteens on the Quest platform. Parents must set up parent-managed Meta accounts for 10-12 year olds and they control what apps their preteen can use,” a Meta Spokesperson said in an email to Boston 25.

“We do know the worlds opening up to kids right now are not the type of environments that you would want your kids to hang out in,” said Fairplay Campaign Director David Monahan. “[MASS]PIRG and Fairplay have examined these platforms and we have found they’re fraught with risks for kids.”

MASSPIRG said there are three things parents need to do:

Understand all of the toy’s features- Is the microphone always on? Is the Wi-Fi or Bluetooth connection secure? Does it collect personal information?
Test them out yourself so you can understand how the features work
Read the privacy policy- Companies by law have to transparently and clearly ask you for permission to collect data from your child before your child begins play
“Anytime a company is gathering too much data, storing it longer than necessary, or sharing with third parties, this increases the odds your child’s information will be exposed by a breach or a hack,” Cross said.


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Re: they know what you are doing
« Reply #947 on: December 10, 2023, 06:06:07 am »
Now imagine someone using all that data to feed an AI based system...

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Re: they know what you are doing
« Reply #948 on: December 10, 2023, 10:29:38 am »


yeah but most of this collection is to sell you stuff ..imo

the good old gov has had your number for the last 60+ years and if you don't think they have used that infant blood sample for dna studies..welllllllllllll

https://www.wadsworth.org/programs/newborn/screening/history#:~:text=1963%20%2D%20The%20first%20mandated%20newborn,becomes%20mandatory%20in%20most%20states.

 
1958 - Robert Guthrie, a microbiologist and pediatrician at the State University of New York at Buffalo, devises a simple and inexpensive blood test which allowed screening for PKU to be done shortly after birth.
 
1960 - Robert Guthrie coordinates a 29-state pilot study of 400,000 newborns to identify newborns affected with PKU. The success of this study prompts many states to institute screening programs for PKU.
 
1963 - The first mandated newborn screening program begins in Massachusetts.
 
1965 - New York State Public Health Law 2500-a, mandates every newborn in New York be screened for PKU.
 
1966 - PKU testing becomes mandatory in most states.
 




What diseases does the PKU test for?
Phenylketonuria (PKU).

PKU is an inherited disease in which the body cannot metabolize a protein called phenylalanine. It is estimated that one in every 10,000 to 15,000 babies is born with PKU in the U.S. Without treatment, PKU can cause intellectual disability. Newborn screening for PKU is required in all 50 states.


and of course the good old ss number

Do you get a social security number as soon as your born?
Are babies given a social security number at birth?
If your child is born in a hospital, the most convenient way to apply for a Social Security number is at that hospital before you leave. When you give information for your child's birth certificate at the hospital, you'll be asked whether you want to apply for a Social Security number for your child.


Number Has Three Parts

The nine-digit SSN is composed of three parts: The first set of three digits is called the Area Number. The second set of two digits is called the Group Number. The final set of four digits is the Serial Number.

How can you tell where someone was born by their Social Security number?

https://www.ssa.gov/history/ssn/geocard.html#:~:text=Number%20Has%20Three%20Parts,digits%20is%20the%20Serial%20Number

we've been numbered and recorded since birth ..just get in line and do what you're told...sigh :o

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Re: they know what you are doing
« Reply #949 on: December 10, 2023, 10:46:58 am »

yeah but most of this collection is to sell you stuff ..imo
That's the most likely use, but even that can have other uses.

I don't know how things are in other countries, but in Portugal the constitution states that everyone has the right to know what data about them is stored in any computer system.
People just don't know or care about it.

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« Reply #950 on: December 30, 2023, 10:08:32 am »

i don't think anyone will see any cash


https://www.huffpost.com/entry/google-settles-5-billion-privacy-lawsuit-over-tracking-people-using-incognito-mode_n_65903bade4b0cd3cf0e57701

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Google Settles $5 Billion Privacy Lawsuit Over Tracking People Using 'Incognito Mode'
The class-action lawsuit filed in 2020 said Google misled users into believing that it wouldn’t track their internet activities while using incognito mode.
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Dec 30, 2023, 10:54 AM EST

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google has agreed to settle a $5 billion privacy lawsuit alleging that it spied on people who used the “incognito” mode in its Chrome browser — along with similar “private” modes in other browsers — to track their internet use.

The class-action lawsuit filed in 2020 said Google misled users into believing that it wouldn’t track their internet activities while using incognito mode. It argued that Google’s advertising technologies and other techniques continued to catalog details of users’ site visits and activities despite their use of supposedly “private” browsing.

Plaintiffs also charged that Google’s activities yielded an “unaccountable trove of information” about users who thought they’d taken steps to protect their privacy.

The settlement, reached Thursday, must still be approved by a federal judge. Terms weren’t disclosed, but the suit originally sought $5 billion on behalf of users; lawyers for the plaintiffs said they expect to present the court with a final settlement agreement by Feb. 24.

Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the settlement.

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Re: they know what you are doing
« Reply #951 on: December 30, 2023, 06:09:38 pm »

i don't think anyone will see any cash




Why? I thought that was exactly the jusdge suspended it. I tought they reached an agreement.

Anyways, what a dirty company. And i am not talking about the incognito mode.
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« Reply #952 on: December 31, 2023, 01:46:04 am »
That's the most likely use, but even that can have other uses.

I don't know how things are in other countries, but in Portugal the constitution states that everyone has the right to know what data about them is stored in any computer system.
People just don't know or care about it.

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« Reply #953 on: December 31, 2023, 02:44:28 am »
Panopticon... Thats a funny word. I remember the first time i heard it.
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« Reply #954 on: January 04, 2024, 12:54:06 pm »
My cousin Sandra was born before PKU was recognized or tested for. I didn't know she existed until after she died. She had been institutionalized since very early childhood due to intellectual disability. She had a stomach full of shoelaces when she died. I keep running across things that bring up old memories like this one.
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