[ DuckDuckGo Privacy Weekly ] For Jul 29, 2021

• Inside the Industry That Unmasks People at Scale [vice.com]
  "Anyone who has a phone and has installed an app that has ads, currently is at risk of being de-anonymized via unscrupulous companies." Joseph Cox digs into an industry dedicated entirely to connecting unique ID's with real people's identities.
• Protect Student Privacy: Ban Eproctoring [baneproctoring.com]
  Calling all students and parents: let's end invasive e-proctoring today! "This experimental tech can grant access to all corners of students’ computers, gather biometric data, and use false science to decide if students are cheating."
• New York City's New Biometrics Privacy Law Takes Effect [techcrunch.com]
  NYC resident or visitor? A new biometric privacy law is in effect, requiring businesses that collect biometric info, e.g., facial recognition and fingerprints, to clearly alert customers at their doors, explaining how their data will be collected.
• Colorado Governor Signs the Colorado Privacy Act Into Law [healthitsecurity.com]
  This month Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed the Colorado Privacy Act into law, making Colorado the 3rd US state with a general consumer privacy law. Track privacy legislation updates across the US here.
• How Flextime — in Its Many Forms — Can Help With Your Retention Efforts [linkedin.com]
  Not only is our globally-distributed team fully remote, but we allow for what Laura Hilgers defines as "flextime", meaning team members have flexibility to set working hours. Intrigued? Check out our open roles.

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