[ DuckDuckGo Privacy Weekly ] For Jul 1, 2021

• Why You Shouldn't Use Google Maps on Your iPhone After Update [forbes.com]
  "All the data Google Maps says it may collect is linked back to your personal identity. This is how Google works. Everything links together to build your profile, your timeline." Zak Doffman on why its time to delete Google Maps from your phone.
• All the Ways Amazon Tracks You and How to Stop It [wired.co.uk]
  "Jeff Bezos has a hidden weapon: your data." Matt Burgess' steps to limit the info Amazon can gather and use include:
  • Turn off personalized ads and browsing history
  • Use a browser with good privacy like DuckDuckGo for mobile
• Top 5 Cyber Safety Tips for Travelers [staysafeonline.org]
  Ready for summer travel? Make sure your travel checklist includes these simple digital safety tips from National Cyber Security Alliance:
  • Use extreme caution on public computers
  • When connected to public WiFi, use a VPN
  • Turn off location services when not in use
• Ring Gave Cops Free Cameras to Build and Promote Surveillance Network [arstechnica.com]
  The LA Times recently discovered Amazon Ring's campaign (ended 2019) asking LAPD officers to advocate for the product. "... an example of a burgeoning problem: a lack of clarity as to where the public sector ends/private surveillance capitalism begins."
• Is the Tide Turning Against Surveillance Cameras in SF? [sfexaminer.com]
  A San Francisco neighborhood rejected centralized surveillance cameras. "Public opinion of [surveillance cameras] could be shifting following revelations last summer that one such video network in Union Square became a tool of police surveillance."
• New York Turns to Smart Thermometers for Disease Detection in Schools [nytimes.com]
  Tech company Kinsa is introducing their FLUency program in NYC schools, distributing smart thermometers for disease detection. The program is voluntary & data is aggregated, but there are privacy risks (such as re-identification), reports Emily Anthes.

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