Statistics Norway wants to receive several million daily receipts from food stores, signalling a new era in state data collection. Privacy advocates and the supermarkets themselves are unhappy.
People living in Norway are used to big government. But the latest news coming out of Oslo is a surprising new step down the road of data collection that not everyone is happy with.… Read the rest
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New Google Street View Camera “will make collections easier for partners”; 220+ Billion Images Captured So Far
Collecting individuals’ of all ages personal data to analyze and sometimes sell and/or share with 3rd parties is often referred to as “Surveillance Capitalism.” Opposition to data collection efforts – typically carried out without individuals’ knowledge or consent – is increasing in the U.S. and worldwide. Nevertheless, in 2023 Google will introduce its new Street View camera that will make it easier for “partners” to take pictures of whatever or whomever they want in even more places.… Read the rest