[ DuckDuckGo Privacy Weekly ] Jun 23, 2022

• Google Is Sharing Our Data at a Startling Scale [bloomberg.com]
  Google transmits the location and browsing data of Americans and Europeans more than 70 billion times a day, according to a recent report. Why does it matter? "The data collected by those devices can be exploited in ways we don’t know." Parmy Olson reports.
• U.S. Bill to Rein in Big Tech Backed by Dozens of Small and Big Companies [reuters.com]
  Companies like Yelp, Sonos, DuckDuckGo and Spotify signed a letter to congress supporting legislation "aimed squarely at well-documented abuses by the very largest online platforms."
• The EU Has Introduced a New 'Digital' ID. Here's What It Means for You. [politico.eu]
  The EU's "digital" ID (an app to prove identity online) plan raises privacy concerns: "[it] could allow the private sector to better access people's government-certified information, actually strengthening the likes of Facebook and Google and the targeted advertising industry."

And finally, if you live in the United States…

• ICYMI: The Senate is expected to vote on antitrust bills in a matter of weeks. [antitrustsummer.com]
  The time is now for Congress to act on tech companies unfairly preferencing their own services above competitors. The Senate is expected to vote any day on this, and hearing that you care about this issue would really make a difference.

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