In the Media
Wolfie Christl and his projects in the media:
The New Yorker
» The Hidden-Pregnancy Experiment
Consumer Data Health
netzpolitik.org
» Sensitive passport data of Germans published online
Data Brokers
Wired
» Jeffrey Epstein’s Island Visitors Exposed by Data Broker
Consumer Data Data Brokers Government Surveillance Location Data
The Register
» US and Europe try to tame surveillance capitalism
Consumer Data Data Brokers GDPR "Identity Surveillance" Project
Computer Weekly
» Open Rights Group accuses LiveRamp of ‘unlawful’ data processing
Consumer Data Data Brokers GDPR "Identity Surveillance" Project
Computing
» 'Like a stalker': Data broker LiveRamp reported to UK, French regulators
Consumer Data Data Brokers GDPR "Identity Surveillance" Project
Associated Press
» Biden acts to better protect Americans’ personal data such as health records and finances
Consumer Data Government Surveillance
Mlex
» LiveRamp could face probes in UK, France after digital rights group complaint
Consumer Data Data Brokers GDPR "Identity Surveillance" Project
Forbes
» This Startup Sells Access To Data Locating People At Foreign Military Bases And Embassies
Consumer Data Government Surveillance Location Data
404 Media
» Inside a Global Phone Spy Tool Monitoring Billions
Consumer Data Government Surveillance Patternz
Crikey
» Australians who drink, gamble and are in financial distress are being micro-targeted with online ads
Data Brokers Consumer Data "Xandr File" Project
PIA
» Real-Time Bidding Is Bad for Your Privacy and a Serious Threat to National Security
Consumer Data Government Surveillance "RTB as a Security Risk" Project Patternz
Euractiv
» MEPs ask Commission to act after revelations of sensitive EU data sell-off
Consumer Data Government Surveillance "RTB as a Security Risk" Project Patternz
Euronews
» European leaders at risk of ‘blackmail, hacking and compromise’ due to trade in data - report
Consumer Data Government Surveillance "RTB as a Security Risk" Project Patternz "Xandr File" Project
The Register
» Rights warriors claim online ad auction data a danger to national security
Consumer Data Government Surveillance "RTB as a Security Risk" Project Patternz "Xandr File" Project
Financial Times
» Web browsing data collected in more detail than previously known, report finds
Consumer Data Government Surveillance "RTB as a Security Risk" Project "Xandr File" Project
Salon
» Key takeaways from Biden’s massive executive order on artificial intelligence
Data Brokers Government Surveillance
Politico
» When AI 'optimizes' your workplace
Workplace "Datafication of Work" Project
netzpolitik.org
» EU country comparison: How data brokers are screening us
Data Brokers Consumer Data GDPR "Xandr File" Project
Guardian
» ‘Heavy TAB gamblers’ among groups targeted by online advertising database
Data Brokers Consumer Data "Xandr File" Project "Gambling Data" Project
The Intercept
» Texas state police purchased Israeli phone-tracking software for “border emergency”
Consumer Data Government Surveillance Location Data
netzpolitik.org
» Surveillance advertising in Europe: The adtech industry tracks most of what you do on the Internet. This file shows just how much.
Data Brokers Consumer Data GDPR "Xandr File" Project
Global Investigative Journalism Network
» Data Journalism Top 10
Data Brokers Consumer Data "Xandr File" Project
ABC Australia
» The data processors that know everything about you
Data Brokers Consumer Data "Xandr File" Project
AdExchanger
» Tracking The Trackers
Data Brokers Consumer Data "Xandr File" Project
The Markup
» From “Heavy Purchasers” of Pregnancy Tests to the Depression-Prone: We Found 650,000 Ways Advertisers Label You
Data Brokers Consumer Data "Xandr File" Project
The Daily Mail
» How the NHS has been sharing YOUR personal details with Facebook without your consent
Health Web Tracking Facebook
Guardian/Observer
» NHS data breach: trusts shared patient details with Facebook without consent
Health Web Tracking Facebook
01net
» Données personnelles : Doctissimo condamnée à une amende trop légère par la CNIL ?
Health Web Tracking Consumer Data GDPR EU Regulation
Politiken
» Formand for Ansattes Råd i IDA: Lønmodtager, pas på. Din chef overvåger dig som aldrig før
Workplace "Datafication of Work" Project
Numerama
» Cette entreprise vend des données aussi sensibles que des visites dans des centres IVG
Mobile Tracking Location Data "Out of Control" Project
Politico
» Privacy bill triggers lobbying surge by data brokers
Data Brokers
Financial Times
» Ad tracking by online gambling industry comes under scrutiny
"Gambling Data" Project
L'actualité
» Des technos pour économiser sur l’essence
Mobile Tracking Location Data
Wired
» 'Supercookies' Have Privacy Experts Sounding the Alarm
Mobile Tracking Telco
TechCrunch
» Uh oh! European carriers are trying to get into ‘personalized’ ad targeting
Mobile Tracking Telco
The Register
» Behind Big Tech's big privacy heist: Deliberate obfuscation
Facebook GDPR EU Regulation
The Intercept
» Empresa dos EUA rastreia bilhões de celulares no mundo todo – e espiona até a CIA
Mobile Tracking Location Data
Reuters
» Review: War on digital payment fails to hit target
Consumer Data
Wired
» Grindr has been selling precise location data on its userbase since 2017
Mobile Tracking Location Data
Wired Italia
» Facebook non sa dove finiscono i dati dei suoi utenti
Facebook GDPR EU Regulation
ExchangeWire
» Leaked Facebook Doc Exposes Lack of Control Over User Data
Facebook GDPR EU Regulation
TechCrunch
» Leaked Facebook ads document raises fresh questions over GDPR enforcement
Facebook GDPR EU Regulation
Tech Policy Press
» Leak Reveals Facebook Data Management At Odds with GDPR
Facebook GDPR EU Regulation
The Intercept
» American phone-tracking firm demo'd surveillance powers by spying on CIA and NSA
Mobile Tracking Location Data
The American Prospect
» The Big Data Machine Driving Online Sports Betting
"Gambling Data" Project
Guardian
» The data game: what Amazon knows about you and how to stop it
Web Tracking Amazon
Deutschlandfunk Kultur
» Wenn der Chef mitliest
Workplace "Datafication of Work" Project
TechCrunch
» On Meta’s ‘regulatory headwinds’ and adtech’s privacy reckoning
Web Tracking Data Brokers Facebook Google "Gambling Data" Project
Tech Policy Press
» The Cookie Clutter Crumbles: Ad Tech Industry’s Consent Framework Isn’t GDPR-Compliant
GDPR EU Regulation Web Tracking
The Daily Mail
» Suicidal gambling addict groomed by Sky Bet to keep him hooked, investigation reveals
"Gambling Data" Project
OECD Forum
» Rewiring the Firm: Algorithmic management and the future of work
Workplace "Datafication of Work" Project
The Markup
» The Popular Family Safety App Life360 Is Selling Precise Location Data on Its Tens of Millions of Users
Mobile Tracking Location Data
c't Magazin
» Arbeitszeitkontrolle in Homeoffice, Außendienst und Firmensitz
Workplace "Datafication of Work" Project
TechCrunch
» Researchers show Facebook’s ad tools can target a single user
Facebook
Die Zeit
» Der Chef sieht alles
Workplace "Datafication of Work" Project
Forbes
» These Companies Track Millions Of Cars—Immigration And Border Police Have Been Grabbing Their Data
Mobile Tracking Vehicle data Location Data
India Times
» Microsoft's 'Productivity Score' Blamed As The Ultimate Office Surveillance Tool
Microsoft Productivity Score
Wall Street Journal
» Microsoft CEO Sees Pandemic Sparking New Wave of Employee-Focused Tech
Microsoft Productivity Score
El Pais
» “Me he ido de WhatsApp”. Cuánto han crecido Signal y Telegram por el embrollo de la aplicación de mensajes
Facebook Whatsapp Signal
Vice/MotherBoard
» Amazon Sold Location Data from Controversial Broker X-Mode
Mobile Tracking Location Data
Business Insider
» WhatsApp says you shouldn't worry about it sharing personal data with Facebook. Experts say you should switch to 'highly trusted' Signal
Facebook Whatsapp Signal
Forbes
» Israeli Surveillance Companies Are Siphoning Masses Of Location Data From Smartphone Apps
Mobile Tracking Location Data
Guardian
» Microsoft apologises for feature criticised as workplace surveillance
Microsoft Productivity Score
Guardian
» Microsoft productivity score feature criticised as workplace surveillance
Microsoft Productivity Score
The Independent
» Microsoft tool lets employers watch staff and award ‘productivity scores’ based on how many emails they send
Microsoft Productivity Score
The New Republic
» Do You Know Your Microsoft Productivity Score?
Microsoft Productivity Score
TechCrunch
» Oracle and Salesforce hit with GDPR class action lawsuits over cookie tracking consent
Data Brokers GDPR
Politico
TechCrunch
» Researchers find exposed data on millions of users of quiz app, TVSmiles
Mobile Tracking
The Intercept
» Location-Tracking Firm Helping Trump Get Reelected Now Wants to Cash In on Coronavirus
Covid-19 Mobile Tracking Location Data
TechCrunch
» Google is now publishing coronavirus mobility reports, feeding off users’ location history
Covid-19 Google Location Data
Washington Post
» The Cybersecurity 202
Covid-19 Mobile Tracking Location Data
Wall Street Journal
» Government Tracking How People Move Around in Coronavirus Pandemic
Covid-19 Mobile Tracking Location Data
Guardian
» Councils let firms track visits to webpages on benefits and disability
Web Tracking
TechCrunch
» Facebook’s latest ‘transparency’ tool doesn’t offer much — so we went digging
Facebook
TechCrunch
» Privacy experts slam UK’s ‘disastrous’ failure to tackle unlawful adtech
GDPR EU Regulation
Spiegel
» Norwegische Verbraucherschützer kritisieren Tinder und Grindr
Mobile Tracking "Out of Control" Project
Forbes
» Data-Sharing By Twitter, Grindr, Tinder And Others ‘Out Of Control,’ Norwegian Council Says
Mobile Tracking "Out of Control" Project
Financial Times
» Content moderation dilemma tests Big Tech’s reach
Facebook
Financial Times
» How top health websites are sharing sensitive data with advertisers
Health Web Tracking
TechCrunch
» Meet Facebook’s latest fake
Facebook
Deutschlandfunk
» Bestandsaufnahme DSVGO: Mehr Datenschutzbewusstsein erreicht
GDPR
Deutschlandfunk Nova
» Online-Zeitungen: Das Geschäft mit den Werbecookies
Web Tracking
New York Times
» How to Take Back Control From Facebook
Web Tracking
Financial Times
» Data brokers: regulators try to rein in the 'privacy deathstars'
Data Brokers "Corporate Surveillance" Project
Washington Post
» Facebook is now in the data-privacy spotlight. Could Google be next?
Google Facebook
Wired
» How Europe's New Privacy Law Will Change the Web, and More
GDPR EU Regulation "Corporate Surveillance" Project
Guardian
» No one can pretend Facebook is just harmless fun any more
Facebook "Networks of Control" Book
Boing Boing
» A comprehensive guide to corporate online surveillance in everyday life
Consumer Data "Corporate Surveillance" Project
NZZ
» Ich seh etwas, was du nicht siehst
Political Data
Süddeutsche/DPA
» Chaos Communication Congress: Die Macht der Algorithmen
Consumer Data "Networks of Control" Book
Der Standard
» Gesundheitsapps: Wenn Schweiß und Daten fließen
Health Corporate Surveillance" Project
New York Times
» A Game That Deals in Personal Data
"Data Dealer" Game
The New Yorker
» A Game that Plays with Private Information
"Data Dealer" Game