[ DuckDuckGo Privacy Weekly ] For Dec 31, 2020

• The Butt Pajamas Will Follow You Forever [gizmodo.com]
  The tale of how a creepy ad went from bad to worse, by Shoshana Wodinsky. You can avoid these you know (😉 😉).
• We Asked Five Menstruation Apps for Our Data and Here Is What We Found… [privacyinternational.org]
  Menstruation apps (Clue, Flo, Maya, MIA, Oky) were found collecting and sharing users' highly intimate details. Privacy International urges that registration should be optional, no email address should be required, data should be stored locally on phones, and only menstrual data should be collected.
• Amazon Shares Your Private Info Unless You Do These Steps [komando.com]
  You might have shopped a bit on Amazon this holiday season, but did you know that unless you edit your profile, it is publicly viewable? Kim Komando has tips on how to manage the privacy on Amazon and stop them from tracking your browsing.
• How to Check iOS App Privacy Details for iPhone and iPad [9to5mac.com]
  iPhone or iPad user? Head into the New Year making more informed privacy choices to protect yourself online. Michael Potuck details how to use the new iOS app privacy labels on your devices to “fully understand how your information is being used.”
• Amazon's Halo Fitness Tracker Raises Privacy Concerns for Amy Klobuchar [techcrunch.com]
  “Recent reports have raised concerns about the Halo’s access to this extensive personal and private health information,” wrote Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar in an open letter. “Among publicly available consumer health devices, Halo appears to collect an unprecedented level of personal info.” Users beware.
• How Teachers Are Sacrificing Student Privacy to Stop Cheating [vox.com]
  Online test proctor software has “unfair and deceptive practices”, yet universities leave decisions to use the software to instructors, “already saddled with stress of teaching in a pandemic and may not be or feel qualified,” say Sara Morrison and Rebecca Heilweil.

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