Hacker News with Generative AI: Data Collection

Ask HN: Why does my iPhone show me ads relevant to a dinner conversation? (ycombinator.com)
Last night — for the second day in a row — I had a dinner-table conversation with my iPhone 16 in my pocket AND with microphone access "off" for essentially all apps including various Google apps and Facebook. Later, Facebook showed me ads relating to dinner-conversation topics.

Privacy, iPhone, Facebook, Advertising, Data Collection

6 points by dctoedt 19 days ago | 10 comments

Google loses in court, faces trial for collecting data on users who opted out (arstechnica.com)
A federal judge this week rejected Google's motion to throw out a class-action lawsuit alleging that it invaded the privacy of users who opted out of functionality that records a users' web and app activities.

Privacy, Lawsuits, Google, Data Collection, User Data

57 points by baal80spam 43 days ago | 4 comments

VW Group Collects Vehicle Movement Data (twitter.com)

Data Privacy, Automotive, Volkswagen, Data Collection

148 points by Luc 53 days ago | 133 comments

Web Crawler and Scraper for AI (spider.cloud)
Spider offers the finest data collecting solution. Engineered for speed and scalability, it allows you to elevate your AI projects.

Web Crawling, AI, Data Collection, Software, Tools

8 points by catskindleyou 64 days ago | 4 comments

BeReal: The app that won't take no for an answer (noyb.eu)
Today, noyb has filed a complaint against the social media platform BeReal over the latest “dark pattern” to get consent. When people open the app, they are confronted with a pop-up asking them to say “yes” or “no” to the use of their personal data for advertising purposes. So far so good, but BeReal wants to force a specific choice: if users click “accept”, they will never see the consent banner again.

Privacy, Social Media, Data Collection, User Experience, Dark Patterns

8 points by dotcoma 71 days ago | 0 comments

Why is my air fryer spying on me? We reveal the smart devices gathering data (which.co.uk)
Which? research has found evidence of excessive smart device surveillance - from air fryers demanding permission to listen in on conversations and sharing data with TikTok, to TVs wanting to know users’ exact locations at all times

Privacy, Smart Devices, Consumer Reports, Surveillance, Data Collection

7 points by gnabgib 98 days ago | 0 comments

Ask HN: I collect IP address of users, but do not store it. Am I GDPR compliant? (ycombinator.com)
For a side project of mine, I collect the IP address of users, log it to my server where the country of the user is identified(using ipinfo.io in the backend) and is saved in the database. Since I'm not storing the IP address as such, am I GDPR compliant? Do I need to add a consent banner?

GDPR, Privacy, Data Collection, Law, Security

7 points by rishikeshs 112 days ago | 27 comments

License Plate Readers Are Creating a US-Wide Database of More Than Just Cars (wired.com)
From Trump campaign signs to Planned Parenthood bumper stickers, license plate readers around the US are creating searchable databases that reveal Americans’ political leanings and more.

Privacy, Surveillance, Data Collection, Politics, Technology

61 points by walterbell 116 days ago | 24 comments

Russia blocked OONI Explorer, a large open dataset on Internet censorship (ooni.org)
As of 11th September 2024, Russia has blocked one of our platforms: OONI Explorer.

Internet Censorship, Russia, Open Data, Data Collection

5 points by pera 149 days ago | 0 comments

Leaked pitch deck proves that your phone is listening to what you say (phonearena.com)

Privacy, Smartphones, Data Collection

6 points by mikece 171 days ago | 0 comments

In Leak, Facebook Partner Brags About Listening to Your Phone's Microphone to S (futurism.com)

Privacy, Facebook, Data Collection

93 points by todsacerdoti 172 days ago | 45 comments

CMG pitch deck on listening to your conversations to target ads (gizmodo.com)