Google Analytics Now Illegal in Austria
After Max Schrems, an Austrian data protection activist, complained that Google Analytics had violated data protection regulations, the DSB (Datenschutzbehörde) ruled in against of Google.
Category: Privacy
DuckDuckGo introdudes a new function to prevent app tracking on Android
Apple’s introduction of App Tracking Transparency Tools shook the advertising industry to the core. iPhone and iPad owners can now block apps from using their data to personalize advertising and track their behavior. The revenues of Snap and Meta Platform’s Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have been reduced by almost $10 billion since the launch of...
How to Survive the Cookie Apocalypse
Google announced in August 2019 that it would be getting rid of third party cookies. This refers to any cross-website tracking, or ad tech used to store user information in order to create targeted advertisements when a user visits your site. This is commonly known Cookie Apocalypse, since ad-tech companies rely on third-party cookies as...
Apple’s app tracking popup reportedly costs social media platforms nearly $10 billion
A report by the Financial Times showed that Snapchat, Facebook and Twitter lost approximately $9.85 billion in revenue due to Apple’s privacy changes. Apple last year announced the App Tracking transparency (ATT) policy, which requires that apps ask permission to track users. In April this year, the policy was finally implemented. Apps can no longer...
Popular Apps are leaking GPS data to third parties – Without the Consent of Users
Although the systematic recording of movements from smartphones is a multi-billion dollar industry, little information is available about how this data is collected and used. AppCensus’s new research shows that even seemingly innocent apps like barcode scanners and GPS speedometers collect detailed data about users without their consent. AppCensus explained in a blog post that...
Discover how to get zero party customer data from customer experience
After Google has published plans to completely eliminate third-party cookie tracking in the next few years, other browsers followed suit. Add to that Apple’s recent changes in its Identifier for Advertisers, (IDFA), the sweeping privacy legislation: the way marketers communicate with consumers is undergoing a radical transformation. The 2021 Digital Consumer Trends Index polled more...
Clubhouse Data Leak
If you are not on clubhouse, chances are high that your phone number is. The clubhouse app makes use of a wide spread matching technique: upload the contact data of the users to the servers and search for matches. Clubhouse is not alone: messengers like WhatsApp or Signal use the very same approach. This let’s...
Whatsapp doesn’t want to lock users out
After WhatsApp changed its data privacy rules there was a lot of critisism the way Facebook tried to push users to accept them. Those who do not agree to the new terms and conditions would experience a gradually limited service. After a pushback, Facebook changed its approach again. Users who do not agree to the...
Initial IDFA Apocalypse Tidbits
Apple’s iOS 14.5 update requires apps to show users a prompt asking for their consent before tracking them across other apps and websites. It’s called App Tracking Transparency or ATT and has caused a considerable uproar of the online advertising community and juggernauts like Facebook. After the roll-out of Apple’s iOS 14.5 update, initial numbers...
Was bedeutet die neue WhatsApp Datenschutzrichtlinie für mich?
Fast alle Apps aktualisieren regelmäßig ihre Nutzungsbedingungen, aber selten hat eine derartige Änderung für soviel Aufregung wie die neue WhatsApp-Datenschutzrichtlinie gesorgt. Was ist an der Datenschutzrichtlinie bemerkenswert? Facebook gibt zum ersten Mal offen Details über die Erfassung und Speicherung von Benutzerdaten preis. Ihre Chats sind zwar nach wie vor End-to-End verschlüsselt, jedoch wertet Facebook eine...
