Google requires app developers to "have" a privacy policy. No word if anyone at Google reading or enforcing these policies? — Joel Winston (@joelwinston) September 21, 2018
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RSS feed for this sectionRT @xeni: Apple launches a new watch that tracks heart data, runs EKGs, promises to save lives. 1 week later, one of America’s biggest insu…
Apple launches a new watch that tracks heart data, runs EKGs, promises to save lives. 1 week later, one of America's biggest insurers kills traditional life insurance, launches "interactive" policies that use health data from wearable tracker devices. https://t.co/5R9IkigHJX — I Believe Her. (@xeni) September 20, 2018
MIB, America’s oldest credit bureau, was formed by insurance companies. Over the years, the MIB has tracked personal sexual preferences, single motherhood, travel, drug use, prostitution, & gambling. https://t.co/VXLXUVW8o4
MIB, America's oldest credit bureau, was formed by insurance companies. Over the years, the MIB has tracked personal sexual preferences, single motherhood, travel, drug use, prostitution, & gambling. https://t.co/VXLXUVW8o4 — Joel Winston (@joelwinston) September 20, 2018
Are you buying or renewing life insurance? Insurance companies can get a special credit report about your heath and prescription history. https://t.co/UuZamvVRzA
Are you buying or renewing life insurance? Insurance companies can get a special credit report about your heath and prescription history. https://t.co/UuZamvVRzA — Joel Winston (@joelwinston) September 20, 2018
“Insurance companies have pioneered the field of big data and personal analytics for more than 100 years.” https://t.co/Bvm6TJVLZA
"Insurance companies have pioneered the field of big data and personal analytics for more than 100 years." https://t.co/Bvm6TJVLZA — Joel Winston (@joelwinston) September 20, 2018
Credit reporting and scoring algorithms are deciding who gets to have life insurance. https://t.co/pIYTP3Q89Z
Credit reporting and scoring algorithms are deciding who gets to have life insurance. https://t.co/pIYTP3Q89Z — Joel Winston (@joelwinston) September 20, 2018
RT @katecrawford: We saw this coming, and here it is. Endless trapdoors ahead: data inaccuracies, intentional gaming, constant intimate sur…
We saw this coming, and here it is. Endless trapdoors ahead: data inaccuracies, intentional gaming, constant intimate surveillance 24/7, data breaches that will be infinitely worse, &c… https://t.co/0T7JJPWT0b — Kate Crawford (@katecrawford) September 19, 2018
Large life insurance company now requires all customers to participate in mandatory surveillance. https://t.co/CDtykwjAX3 #law #FCRA
Large life insurance company now requires all customers to participate in mandatory surveillance. https://t.co/CDtykwjAX3 #law #FCRA — Joel Winston (@joelwinston) September 20, 2018
Whoops. “Facebook’s advertising platform is being used by prospective employers to discriminate against women.” https://t.co/depeURttTO #law
Whoops. "Facebook’s advertising platform is being used by prospective employers to discriminate against women." https://t.co/depeURttTO #law — Joel Winston (@joelwinston) September 18, 2018
Bank of America decided to move its clients who use its Messenger chatbot off of the site so that Facebook wouldn’t gain access to their financial data. https://t.co/tiMBKeFjiP
Bank of America decided to move its clients who use its Messenger chatbot off of the site so that Facebook wouldn’t gain access to their financial data. https://t.co/tiMBKeFjiP — Joel Winston (@joelwinston) September 18, 2018
