[ DuckDuckGo Privacy Weekly ] For Nov 5, 2020

• What to Know Before You Buy or Install Your Amazon Ring Camera [eff.org]
  Buying (or already own) an Amazon Ring camera? Matthew Guariglia explains the privacy and civil liberty concerns to consider, including:
  • Ring footage isn't private
  • You should delete footage frequently
  • Bad actors have used them to look inside homes and talk to children
• Facebook Dating Launches in Europe After 9-Month+ Delay Over Privacy Concerns [techcrunch.com]
  The launch of Facebook Dating in Europe was postponed for several months as they worked toward privacy requirements enforced by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC). Natasha Lomas reports on the changes implemented but still, no thanks!
• Singapore's World-First Face Scan Plan Sparks Privacy Fears [thestar.com.my]
  Scary: Singapore will be the first country to use facial verification in its national ID scheme, but the notoriously flawed technology leaves "opportunities for exploitation", says Tom Fisher at Privacy International, "such as use of data to track and profile people."
• Internet Freedom Has Taken a Hit During the Covid-19 Pandemic [wired.com]
  The annual Freedom on the Net report shows "global internet freedom has been broadly curtailed," largely due to surveillance methods for Covid-19, says Lily Hay Newman. The glimmer of hope? 22 countries actually improved and can help guide privacy rights.
• Facebook Promises Privacy Reform. Critics Aren't Convinced [wired.com]
  "… the [2019] FTC agreement barely scratches the surface [to 'fix' Facebook]. What we really need is for Congress to pass strong federal data privacy legislation." Here's Lily Hay Newman again on why Facebook can't be left to self-regulate their own privacy practices.
• Consumer Reports Study Finds Marketplace Demand for Privacy and Security [consumerreports.org]
  New research from Consumer Reports and Omidyar Network shows that technology companies focused on privacy and security could see significant upside.

And finally…

• Tracking Down the Web Trackers [darkreading.com]
  "You'd be surprised how many people don't know that Google is lurking on ~85% of pages and Facebook on ~36%," says Gabriel Weinberg, our CEO and Founder, citing statistics from our open source Tracker Radar tool. Seth Rosenblatt reports on these and other hidden trackers.

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