[ DuckDuckGo Privacy Weekly ] For Jul 13, 2022

• ‘Supercookies’ Have Privacy Experts Sounding the Alarm [wired.com]
  Pseudo-anonymous digital tokens are being trialled by German phone companies as a "privacy-friendly" alternative to cookies, but privacy experts say the technology is actually a data grab. Chris Stokel-Walker reports.
• Your Kids' Apps Are Spying on Them [washingtonpost.com]
  Online advertising firms have collected around 73 million data points about a child by the time they're 13. This story by Geoffrey Fowler talks about how to change that.
• Facebook Is Bombarding Cancer Patients With Ads for Unproven Treatments [technologyreview.com]
  Meta is allowing advertisers to target cancer patients on Facebook or Instagram with advertisements containing misleading or false health claims. Abby Ohlheiser reports.

And finally…

• ICYMI: 10 Principles for Fair Choice Screens and Effective Switching Mechanisms [spreadprivacy.com]
  The search engine and browser you use should be a personal choice, but right now it's often too complicated to switch away from gatekeeper defaults. We've published a set of common-sense principles with search engines Ecosia and Qwant to improve this experience.

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