Case Studies

WhatsApp Channels: Meta’s Trojan Horse for Encrypted Platform Surveillance

WhatsApp's "Channels" feature launched in 2023 as a broadcast tool for one-to-many messaging. Meta positioned…

DuckDuckGo’s Microsoft Carve-Out: How “Privacy” Search Engines Inherited Cambridge Analytica’s Behavioral Compromise

DuckDuckGo markets itself as the privacy-conscious alternative to Google—a search engine that doesn't track users,…

ChatGPT and Claude: How AI Stores Conversations for Training Data

The rise of AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude has fundamentally transformed how we interact…

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Bibliography and key resources: understanding the Cambridge Analytica scandal

Why this bibliography matters The Cambridge Analytica scandal was not an isolated event — it was the product of decades…

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The biggest data breaches of the last decade and what they taught us

The rise of massive data leaks In the 2010s, the digital world witnessed an explosion in the number and size…

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Political microtargeting: how online ads shape public opinion

What is political microtargeting? Political microtargeting is the practice of using personal data to deliver customized political messages to specific…

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The GDPR explained: what the European data law means for everyone

What is the GDPR? The General Data Protection Regulation, better known as GDPR, is a landmark privacy law adopted by…

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