Wolfie Christl

In the Media

Wolfie Christl and his projects in the media:

04.05.2024

The New Yorker

» The Hidden-Pregnancy Experiment
Consumer Data Health

24.04.2024

netzpolitik.org

» Sensitive passport data of Germans published online
Data Brokers

28.03.2024

Wired

» Jeffrey Epstein’s Island Visitors Exposed by Data Broker
Consumer Data Data Brokers Government Surveillance Location Data

05.03.2024

The Register

» US and Europe try to tame surveillance capitalism
Consumer Data Data Brokers GDPR "Identity Surveillance" Project

05.03.2024

Computer Weekly

» Open Rights Group accuses LiveRamp of ‘unlawful’ data processing
Consumer Data Data Brokers GDPR "Identity Surveillance" Project

04.03.2024

Computing

» 'Like a stalker': Data broker LiveRamp reported to UK, French regulators
Consumer Data Data Brokers GDPR "Identity Surveillance" Project

28.02.2024

Associated Press

» Biden acts to better protect Americans’ personal data such as health records and finances
Consumer Data Government Surveillance

28.02.2024

Mlex

» LiveRamp could face probes in UK, France after digital rights group complaint
Consumer Data Data Brokers GDPR "Identity Surveillance" Project

22.02.2024

Forbes

» This Startup Sells Access To Data Locating People At Foreign Military Bases And Embassies
Consumer Data Government Surveillance Location Data

24.01.2024

404 Media

» Inside a Global Phone Spy Tool Monitoring Billions
Consumer Data Government Surveillance Patternz

12.12.2023

Crikey

» Australians who drink, gamble and are in financial distress are being micro-targeted with online ads
Data Brokers Consumer Data "Xandr File" Project

23.11.2023

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

17.11.2023

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

16.11.2023

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

16.11.2023

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

14.11.2023

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

07.11.2023

Salon

» Key takeaways from Biden’s massive executive order on artificial intelligence
Data Brokers Government Surveillance

29.09.2023

Politico

» When AI 'optimizes' your workplace
Workplace "Datafication of Work" Project

24.08.2023

netzpolitik.org

» EU country comparison: How data brokers are screening us
Data Brokers Consumer Data GDPR "Xandr File" Project

14.08.2023

Guardian

» ‘Heavy TAB gamblers’ among groups targeted by online advertising database
Data Brokers Consumer Data "Xandr File" Project "Gambling Data" Project

26.07.2023

The Intercept

» Texas state police purchased Israeli phone-tracking software for “border emergency”
Consumer Data Government Surveillance Location Data

06.07.2023

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

16.06.2023

Global Investigative Journalism Network

» Data Journalism Top 10
Data Brokers Consumer Data "Xandr File" Project

15.06.2023

ABC Australia

» The data processors that know everything about you
Data Brokers Consumer Data "Xandr File" Project

12.06.2023

AdExchanger

» Tracking The Trackers
Data Brokers Consumer Data "Xandr File" Project

08.06.2023

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

28.05.2023

The Daily Mail

» How the NHS has been sharing YOUR personal details with Facebook without your consent
Health Web Tracking Facebook

27.05.2023

Guardian/Observer

» NHS data breach: trusts shared patient details with Facebook without consent
Health Web Tracking Facebook

19.05.2023

01net

» Données personnelles : Doctissimo condamnée à une amende trop légère par la CNIL ?
Health Web Tracking Consumer Data GDPR EU Regulation

05.01.2023

Politiken

» Formand for Ansattes Råd i IDA: Lønmodtager, pas på. Din chef overvåger dig som aldrig før
Workplace "Datafication of Work" Project

30.08.2022

Numerama

» Cette entreprise vend des données aussi sensibles que des visites dans des centres IVG
Mobile Tracking Location Data "Out of Control" Project

28.08.2022

Politico

» Privacy bill triggers lobbying surge by data brokers
Data Brokers

06.08.2022

Financial Times

» Ad tracking by online gambling industry comes under scrutiny
"Gambling Data" Project

08.07.2022

L'actualité

» Des technos pour économiser sur l’essence
Mobile Tracking Location Data

28.06.2022

Wired

» 'Supercookies' Have Privacy Experts Sounding the Alarm
Mobile Tracking Telco

24.06.2022

TechCrunch

» Uh oh! European carriers are trying to get into ‘personalized’ ad targeting
Mobile Tracking Telco

06.06.2022

The Register

» Behind Big Tech's big privacy heist: Deliberate obfuscation
Facebook GDPR EU Regulation

24.05.2022

The Intercept

» Empresa dos EUA rastreia bilhões de celulares no mundo todo – e espiona até a CIA
Mobile Tracking Location Data

20.05.2022

Reuters

» Review: War on digital payment fails to hit target
Consumer Data

06.05.2022

Noticias de Seguridad Informática

» GO Keyboard, app con más de 100 millones de descargas, tiene acceso completo al teléfono y contiene código de seguimiento de 20 compañías, incluyendo Google, Facebook, Amazon y el gobierno ruso, asegura investigador de ciberseguridad
Mobile Tracking

03.05.2022

Wired

» Grindr has been selling precise location data on its userbase since 2017
Mobile Tracking Location Data

28.04.2022

Wired Italia

» Facebook non sa dove finiscono i dati dei suoi utenti
Facebook GDPR EU Regulation

28.04.2022

ExchangeWire

» Leaked Facebook Doc Exposes Lack of Control Over User Data
Facebook GDPR EU Regulation

27.04.2022

TechCrunch

» Leaked Facebook ads document raises fresh questions over GDPR enforcement
Facebook GDPR EU Regulation

27.04.2022

Tech Policy Press

» Leak Reveals Facebook Data Management At Odds with GDPR
Facebook GDPR EU Regulation

22.04.2022

The Intercept

» American phone-tracking firm demo'd surveillance powers by spying on CIA and NSA
Mobile Tracking Location Data

04.04.2022

The American Prospect

» The Big Data Machine Driving Online Sports Betting
"Gambling Data" Project

27.02.2022

Guardian

» The data game: what Amazon knows about you and how to stop it
Web Tracking Amazon

08.02.2022

Deutschlandfunk Kultur

» Wenn der Chef mitliest
Workplace "Datafication of Work" Project

04.02.2022

TechCrunch

» On Meta’s ‘regulatory headwinds’ and adtech’s privacy reckoning
Web Tracking Data Brokers Facebook Google "Gambling Data" Project

02.02.2022

Tech Policy Press

» The Cookie Clutter Crumbles: Ad Tech Industry’s Consent Framework Isn’t GDPR-Compliant
GDPR EU Regulation Web Tracking

26.01.2022

The Daily Mail

» Suicidal gambling addict groomed by Sky Bet to keep him hooked, investigation reveals
"Gambling Data" Project

13.12.2021

OECD Forum

» Rewiring the Firm: Algorithmic management and the future of work
Workplace "Datafication of Work" Project

06.12.2021

The Markup

» The Popular Family Safety App Life360 Is Selling Precise Location Data on Its Tens of Millions of Users
Mobile Tracking Location Data

18.10.2021

c't Magazin

» Arbeitszeitkontrolle in Homeoffice, Außendienst und Firmensitz
Workplace "Datafication of Work" Project

15.10.2021

TechCrunch

» Researchers show Facebook’s ad tools can target a single user
Facebook

15.09.2021

Die Zeit

» Der Chef sieht alles
Workplace "Datafication of Work" Project

01.04.2021

Forbes

» These Companies Track Millions Of Cars—Immigration And Border Police Have Been Grabbing Their Data
Mobile Tracking Vehicle data Location Data

07.02.2021

India Times

» Microsoft's 'Productivity Score' Blamed As The Ultimate Office Surveillance Tool
Microsoft Productivity Score

04.02.2021

Wall Street Journal

» Microsoft CEO Sees Pandemic Sparking New Wave of Employee-Focused Tech
Microsoft Productivity Score

23.01.2021

El Pais

» “Me he ido de WhatsApp”. Cuánto han crecido Signal y Telegram por el embrollo de la aplicación de mensajes
Facebook Whatsapp Signal

19.01.2021

Vice/MotherBoard

» Amazon Sold Location Data from Controversial Broker X-Mode
Mobile Tracking Location Data

16.01.2021

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

11.12.2020

Forbes

» Israeli Surveillance Companies Are Siphoning Masses Of Location Data From Smartphone Apps
Mobile Tracking Location Data

02.12.2020

Guardian

» Microsoft apologises for feature criticised as workplace surveillance
Microsoft Productivity Score

26.11.2020

Guardian

» Microsoft productivity score feature criticised as workplace surveillance
Microsoft Productivity Score

25.11.2020

The Independent

» Microsoft tool lets employers watch staff and award ‘productivity scores’ based on how many emails they send
Microsoft Productivity Score

25.11.2020

The New Republic

» Do You Know Your Microsoft Productivity Score?
Microsoft Productivity Score

14.08.2020

TechCrunch

» Oracle and Salesforce hit with GDPR class action lawsuits over cookie tracking consent
Data Brokers GDPR

22.07.2020

Politico

» Europe must not rush Google-Fitbit deal
Google

02.06.2020

TechCrunch

» Researchers find exposed data on millions of users of quiz app, TVSmiles
Mobile Tracking

09.04.2020

The Intercept

» Location-Tracking Firm Helping Trump Get Reelected Now Wants to Cash In on Coronavirus
Covid-19 Mobile Tracking Location Data

03.04.2020

TechCrunch

» Google is now publishing coronavirus mobility reports, feeding off users’ location history
Covid-19 Google Location Data

30.03.2020

Washington Post

» The Cybersecurity 202
Covid-19 Mobile Tracking Location Data

28.03.2020

Wall Street Journal

» Government Tracking How People Move Around in Coronavirus Pandemic
Covid-19 Mobile Tracking Location Data

04.02.2020

Guardian

» Councils let firms track visits to webpages on benefits and disability
Web Tracking

01.02.2020

TechCrunch

» Facebook’s latest ‘transparency’ tool doesn’t offer much — so we went digging
Facebook

17.01.2020

TechCrunch

» Privacy experts slam UK’s ‘disastrous’ failure to tackle unlawful adtech
GDPR EU Regulation

15.01.2020

Spiegel

» Norwegische Verbraucherschützer kritisieren Tinder und Grindr
Mobile Tracking "Out of Control" Project

14.01.2020

Forbes

» Data-Sharing By Twitter, Grindr, Tinder And Others ‘Out Of Control,’ Norwegian Council Says
Mobile Tracking "Out of Control" Project

03.12.2019

Financial Times

» Content moderation dilemma tests Big Tech’s reach
Facebook

19.11.2019

Financial Times

» How top health websites are sharing sensitive data with advertisers
Health Web Tracking

21.09.2019

TechCrunch

» Meet Facebook’s latest fake
Facebook

20.08.2019

AdAge

» Facebook finally delivers a 'clear history' tool, but changes name to avoid confusion
Facebook

20.07.2019

Deutschlandfunk

» Bestandsaufnahme DSVGO: Mehr Datenschutzbewusstsein erreicht
GDPR

31.05.2019

Deutschlandfunk Nova

» Online-Zeitungen: Das Geschäft mit den Werbecookies
Web Tracking

30.04.2019

New York Times

» How to Take Back Control From Facebook
Web Tracking

09.06.2019

Financial Times

» Data brokers: regulators try to rein in the 'privacy deathstars'
Data Brokers "Corporate Surveillance" Project

09.06.2018

India Today

» Is Facebook secretly listening your conversations? New report says yes, security experts say no proof
Facebook

11.04.2018

Washington Post

» Facebook is now in the data-privacy spotlight. Could Google be next?
Google Facebook

19.03.2018

Wired

» How Europe's New Privacy Law Will Change the Web, and More
GDPR EU Regulation "Corporate Surveillance" Project

18.03.2018

Guardian

» No one can pretend Facebook is just harmless fun any more
Facebook "Networks of Control" Book

19.01.2018

Boing Boing

» A comprehensive guide to corporate online surveillance in everyday life
Consumer Data "Corporate Surveillance" Project

18.02.2017

NZZ

» Ich seh etwas, was du nicht siehst
Political Data

29.12.2016

Süddeutsche/DPA

» Chaos Communication Congress: Die Macht der Algorithmen
Consumer Data "Networks of Control" Book

01.12.2014

Der Standard

» Gesundheitsapps: Wenn Schweiß und Daten fließen
Health Corporate Surveillance" Project

10.07.2013

New York Times

» A Game That Deals in Personal Data
"Data Dealer" Game

21.06.2013

The New Yorker

» A Game that Plays with Private Information
"Data Dealer" Game