[ DuckDuckGo Privacy Weekly ] For Mar 24, 2022

• Gasbuddy is a Privacy Nightmare. Here Are Other Ways to Find the Cheapest Gas. [www.nytimes.com]
  Crowdsourced gas-price finder GasBuddy helps find the cheapest gas in your area, but it "collects and shares mountains of information," says Thorin Klosowski, who shares safe alternatives.
• The New Rules of Data Privacy [hbr.org]
  After "consumer mistrust, government action, and competition for customers... firms [generating value] from personal data will need to change how they acquire, share, protect, and profit from it." Hossein Rahnama and Alex "Sandy" Pentland on how companies are navigating the new reality of data management.
• TikTok Children's Privacy Lawsuit Can Proceed, Says UK High Court [techcrunch.com]
  A United Kingdom High Court judge permitted "a class-action style privacy lawsuit (filed in 2020) to proceed against TikTok over its handling of children’s data" and is "seeking damages on behalf of millions of kids for alleged abuse of their information." Natasha Lomas reports.
• Do You Use Smart Devices? Here is How These Appliances Spy on You [economictimes.indiatimes.com]
  Smart devices can collect and share sensitive data. If you use one (or multiple), protect your data by taking these steps:
  • Research privacy policies before buying
  • Disable unwanted data-collection in settings
  • Regularly update software

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