[Forwarded from Digital ID Au channel]
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In the news:
Vodafone plans to subvert privacy protections with new ad-tracking tech
“What Vodafone is doing in Germany is attempting to help advertisers continue to track and target users despite what they might be doing to protect themselves against this by blocking cookies, masking IP addresses, or using various browser settings and extensions.
“All of that is rendered useless if the very internet service provider (ISP) inserts its tracker at the very first step of accessing the internet. Many privacy and security experts have been warning for a while now that it is not social media giants like Facebook and Google who actually have the most personal data on users, but their ISPs…”
“Naturally, Vodafone promises that there will be no misuse or privacy violations...
“Digital activist and European Parliament member Patrick Breyer is not convinced:
‘The online activities of an individual allow for deep insights into their (past and future) behavior and make it possible to manipulate them. These personality profiles, which even cover political opinion, sexual orientation, or medical conditions, are a risk to privacy but also to national security, where officials can be blackmailed, and also to democracy, where elections and referendums can be manipulated,’ Breyer told BleepingComputer, adding:
“‘A unique ID would allow for monitoring our entire digital lives. These schemes are totally unacceptable, and the trials should be stopped. Democracy is not for sale.’”
https://reclaimthenet.org/voda....fone-plans-to-subver
https://t.me/Digital_ID_Au
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