Tag Archives: Privacy

Abandoning Twidroyd

Posted on July 11, 2010 by alex

Twidroyd/Twidroid is a Twitter application for the Android platform.  I really quite liked it, until they were bought by Tweetup.  Why?  Well, during the name change they added a huge EULA.  However, the important part is (highlighted part by me): … Continue reading →

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About Googlegate

Posted on June 17, 2010 by alex

I was reading this at El Reg. I like Privacy International. I share many of the same values but I’m not sure that Alexander Hanff has any idea of how code is written at Google. I don’t, but I’d hazard … Continue reading →

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Travel to the USA?

Posted on June 3, 2008 by alex

Just when I thought I didn’t need any new reasons not to travel to the US a new one pops up: Europeans and other potential enemies of the US are to be forced to deposit their personal details on the … Continue reading →

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UK Biobank & Privacy

Posted on March 22, 2008 by alex

I got an invite from the UK Biobank project to participate in their project. They are asking 40-69 year olds to come along for 1.5 hours and answer lots of questions about their health, families and lifestyles, provide blood and … Continue reading →

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