May 24th 2018
Tech News Weekly 33
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GDPR privacy hits the inbox
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- 1:19 Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg appeared before regulators in the EU to talk about how the company will protect its users, and Kurt Wagner from Recode shares the many ways that Zuckerberg sidestepped their questions.
- 17:38 A new privacy focused web browser claims to be the first virtual private web browser to ensure complete anonymity, and the founder of TraceFree, Scott Shaffer, joins to share exactly how it works.
- 27:56 People are receiving dozens of privacy policy emails every day thanks to the GDPR and its easy to toss them in the trash. Brian Chen from The New York Times cautions against ignoring them.
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Links
- Watch Mark Zuckerberg’s slightly contentious meeting with EU regulators about Facebook’s data practices
- Mark Zuckerberg faced a bunch of tough questions in Europe today. He didn’t really answer any of them.
- Facebook will ask users outside of Europe to review their privacy settings, too
- Facebook is full of could-be CEOs — but no one ever leaves
- Facebook is now labeling political ads to try and prevent another Russian situation
- TraceFree.com
- Getting a Flood of G.D.P.R.-Related Privacy Policy Updates? Read Them
- SU is moving to Mix