[ DuckDuckGo Privacy Weekly ] For Feb 24, 2022

• ICYMI: Google Plans Privacy Changes, but Promises to Not Be Disruptive [nytimes.com]
  In "a reaction to what Apple's done" to limit tracking on iOS, Google has responded a year later with a "weak gestured" promise to do something in 2+ years from now... Protect your data on Android today with our App Tracking Protection.
• George Washington University Apologizes for Tracking Locations of Students, Faculty [thehill.com]
  George Washington University President Mark Wrighton issued an apology for tracking students' location data without consent and said using such data "raises important privacy considerations and potential breaches of expected ethical norms in higher education."
• Pop Quiz: What Are 5 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Taking That Online Quiz? [blog.mozilla.org]
  Before you take an online quiz, Mozilla suggests answering a few questions to help protect your data, including:
  1. Who made it and why did they make it?
  2. Are there any relevant privacy settings?
  3. Is any information too personal (e.g., security questions)?
• TechScape: Surveillance is Now Just a Part of Daily Life for US Citizens [theguardian.com]
  Regarding the normalization of everyday surveillance, Johana Bhuiyan says, "...[it's] hard to avoid having your data collected/images of yourself analyzed in the US... there isn’t a single, sweeping federal law regulating how companies share, store or use your personal data."
• How to File Your Taxes Online Without Hurting Your Wallet or Your Privacy [washingtonpost.com]
  Filing taxes in the U.S.? Danielle Abril says there are some privacy concerns to keep in mind when choosing a tax software provider and shares tips like:
  • Always review privacy policies beforehand
  • Watch out for data sharing and biometric data usage

And finally…

• Taking on Google: Meet the Challenger Search Engine Trying to Break the Monopoly [techradar.com]
  Our CEO and Founder, Gabriel Weinberg, spoke with Joel Khalili about the evils of tracking online (manipulation, discrimination, etc.) and how we're fighting to help people break free with our all-in-one privacy solution and efforts to address Google's default dominance.

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