privacy
Tom Morello, Anti-Flag protest Ticketmaster facial recognition technology
Last year, we learned that Ticketmaster began testing facial recognition technology to allow people to enter a show using their image. Now, many musicians such as Tom Morello, Anti-Flag and Atmosphere are protesting against the technology, fearing it could be used for more than just ticketless entries to shows. Read more: Tyler Joseph thanks twenty […]
Frank Iero asks fans not to wait at hotels, shares privacy concerns
Frank Iero has recently shared a statement regarding the band’s privacy on their forthcoming tour. According to a tweet shared to Twitter earlier this evening, Iero and the rest of the Future Violents request that fans avoid attempting to meet them at hotels. In the tweet, Iero reasonably says that the band need to be […]
Social media scrubbing is now a reality thanks to a new app
Let’s face it — everyone probably has written something on Twitter or Facebook that they would never dream of posting now. Some people might want to just clean up their social media in general. Others might desire to prevent bad things from showing up when they Google their name for personal or professional reasons. Well, […]
Facebook gave Spotify, Netflix power to read your private messages
According to a report from the New York Times, Facebook has apparently given Netflix, Spotify and the Royal Bank of Canada the power to read users’ private messages. In addition to that, the trio could also write and delete messages. Additionally, Facebook gave Microsoft’s Bing the names of all the social media networks’ users’ friends. […]
YouTube allegedly violates children's online privacy
Children and consumer advocacy groups are claiming YouTube violates children’s online privacy and monetize their data. Read more: 13 mainstream hits reimagined as pop-punk songs According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Center for Digital Democracy, the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood and a Georgetown University law clinic are asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate […]
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