Privacy Archives

The building that houses the offices of Cambridge Analytica in central London.

PS Picks: The Reporting on Cambridge Analytica and How Facebook Doesn’t Protect Your Privacy

PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.

Ben Rowen

An ethnic Uyghur woman walks by a closed Islamic school on July 1st, 2017, in the old town of Kashgar, in the far western Xinjiang province, China.

Social Justice

Americans Should Be Concerned About China’s Latest Privacy Violation

China is reportedly importing technology from a company headquartered in the U.S. to surveil supposed subversives in Xinjiang.

Massoud Hayoun

Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's founder and chief executive officer.

News in Brief

Facebook Will Now Prevent Advertisers From Targeting Groups That Propagate Hate Speech

The company has said it would remove all audience categories based on users' reports of their interests, education, and employment.

Daniel Golden

Social Justice

The Crisis of Patient Privacy in Nursing Homes

A report found 18 incidents in the last year in which employees at nursing homes and assisted living facilities posted unauthorized photos and videos of residents on social media platforms.

Charles Ornstein

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose together at the Mar-a-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Florida, April 7th, 2017.

News in Brief

The Rising Concern Over Security at Trump Properties

Two dozen House members have asked White House counsel to intervene, saying "these networks may already be stolen and the systems may already be compromised."

Jeff Larson