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Coronavirus didnt kill our privacy it just exposed the corpse

The pandemic is a chance to mobilize the grassroots privacy effort and adapt to emergencies. If we don’t, tyrannies will act for the 'higher just right.'
The pandemic is an opportunity to mobilize the grassroots privacy effort and adapt to emergencies. If we don’t, tyrannies will act for the 'greater good.'

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Author: Thenextweb

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  3. "Impeached US President Donald Trump, in response to civil unrest surrounding the killing of George Floyd, over the weekend ordered US military and police forces to attack citizen protesters". (June 1, 2020)
  4. "Apple has introduced a new privacy-focused "nutrition label" for third-party apps that clearly describe how apps use your data". (July 6, 2020)
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  6. "The iOS clipboard saga is in full swing and it's a major PR victory for Apple and its approach of making privacy a product". (July 6, 2020)
  7. "The Southern Co-op supermarket's use of facial recognition to reduce crime has sparked concerns that it could wrongly flag innocent people as criminals". (December 11, 2020)
  8. "The UK is swapping its centralized contact-tracing app for one based onthe Google-Apple model after mounting issues with the country's homegrown approach". (June 18, 2020)
  9. "Noted American filmmaker and surrealist David Lynch has resumed his weather forecast reports from a 10-year break. Thank you, coronavirus". (May 12, 2020)
  10. "Zoom confirmed that it plans to offer stronger encryption features only for its paying users. It won't be extended to the free tier". (June 5, 2020)
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