[ DuckDuckGo Privacy Weekly ] For Dec 9, 2021

• The Sneaky Piece of Data Your Smartphone Photos Give Away (and How to Turn it Off)
  The metadata attached to photos taken on your phone can reveal where you live, work, and hang out. Get the shot and protect your privacy by editing your settings.
  • Here's how on iPhone [cnet.com]
  • Here's how on Android [itigic.com]
• Smartwatches for Children Are a Privacy and Security Nightmare [bleepingcomputer.com]
  Parents are using smartwatches to monitor their kids' location and activity, but who else is watching? Bill Toulas says researchers found hidden modules that transmit unencrypted data on four popular Android-based children's smartwatches.
• Qualcomm's New Always-On Smartphone Camera Raises Privacy Concerns [theverge.com]
  An always-on smartphone camera is rightfully raising privacy questions. Dan Seifert reports on why buyers should beware of Qualcomm's upcoming Android phone.
• Is Your Christmas Present Spying on You? How to Assess Gifts' Privacy Risk [latimes.com]
  Holiday shopping for "smart" gifts? Check out Jon Healey's questions for assessing privacy risks, including:
  • Does it connect to the Internet?
  • Does it have a camera, microphone, or other sensors?
  • How much info is collected?
  • What happens to the data?
• Clearview AI, a Facial Recognition Company, is Fined for Breach of Britain's Privacy Laws. [nytimes.com]
  Clearview AI (facial recognition software) was fined by the United Kingdom's Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and "ordered them to stop processing the personal data of people in Britain (billions of photos collected from sites) and to delete existing info." Ryan Mac reports.
• After Facebook Leaks, Here is What Should Come Next [eff.org]
  The #FacebookPapers may push the United States to enforce real regulatory changes, but "solutions [must] be tailored, carefully, to solve the

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