Meta Platforms on Tuesday lost its fight against a German data curb order that strikes at the heart of its business model as Europe’s top court backed the German antitrust watchdog’s power to also investigate privacy breaches. The ruling from the Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) potentially hand antitrust authorities more […]
‘South Park’ Rips Attention-Loving Meghan and Prince Harry over ‘Privacy’ Demands
March 7, 2023 by
The long-running satirical cartoon South Park took aim at former royals Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle on Wednesday, portraying them as the “prince and princess of Canada,” whiny and privileged shills who constantly self-promote while claiming to want privacy. Of course, in real life there is no Canadian royalty separate and distinct from
Wired: Facebook Attacks Critics ‘in the Name of Privacy’
January 28, 2021 by
In a recent article, Wired outlines how Facebook is attempting to shut down an academic study of political ad targeting as it prepares to re-enable targeted political ads. In a recent article from Wired titled “Facebook Is Going After Its Critics in the Name of Privacy,” Wired outlines how Facebook is attempting to shut down an…
New Poll on Privacy Concerns May Signal Trouble for Facebook.
April 17, 2018 by
A Gallup poll released Wednesday reveals troubling signs for Facebook, as users have become increasingly concerned about their privacy while using the social media site. According to the poll, 43 percent of U.S. Facebook users say they are “very concerned” about invasion of privacy, up from 30 percent in 2011. Similarly, 26 percent indicate they […]
Silicon Valley’s Surveillance Capitalism Has Resulted In Big Tech Killing Off Human Privacy
February 10, 2018 by
The case against Big Tech seems to be building by the week. And interestingly, some of the most powerful evidence is being provided by those who really know what they’re talking about: tech insiders. Full disclosure: I am a tech insider myself. I run a tech company in Silicon Valley. My wife is a senior […]
Obama’s Attorney General: ‘Gender Identity’ More Important Than Sexual Privacy, Opponents Are Like Racists
May 10, 2016 by
Attorney General Janet Lynch argued May 9 that any one person’s desire to choose a male or female “gender identity” is more important than Americans’ right to sexual privacy in shared public facilities, such as bathrooms and school locker rooms. “This action is about a great deal more than just bathrooms,” Lynch declared Monday, without […]
Globalists Exploit “Panama Papers” in Jihad on Privacy
April 7, 2016 by
Globalist voices pushing a global taxation regime and an end to financial privacy worldwide reacted with glee at the “Panama Papers” leak, in which millions of documents relating to private international capital flows were handed to select establishment media outlets by a George Soros-funded organization. Radical German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble, who recently advocated a […]