The New York Times has been publishing 7 parts series privacy projects report One Nation. Tracked (see below) deep diving into how small tech location companies are surveilling citizens without their permission.
- Part 1: Twelve Million Phones, One Dataset, Zero Privacy
- Part 2: Freaked Out? 3 Steps to Protect Your Phone
- Part 3: How to Track President Trump
- Part 4: Smartphones Are Spies. Here’s Whom They Report To
- Part 5: Where even the Children Are Being Tracked
- Part 6: How Your Phones Betrays Democracy
- Part 7 (Editorial Board): Total Surveillance is Not What Americans Signed For
In closing 2019, The Times editorial board writes in the following message that we, the users, were “brainwashed to surveilling ourselves” using our smartphones in our pockets or purses.
Americans need to know how their information is being gathered, and whether it is being used to manipulate them. They deserve the freedom to choose a life without surveillance.
The New York Times Editorial Board
This Times series reminds us that while using any technology gadgets and apps, we should be vigilant and make our informed choices.
Content of this Notes is inspired by The New York Times (Dec 21, 2019) Editorial Board opinion Total Surveillance Is Not What America Signed Up For. Cover photo credit: screenshot from the Times editorial.