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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Facebook and elections: how data shaped modern democracy
Inside the story of how social media turned from a tool of connection into a powerful weapon of political influence…
What is Cambridge Analytica? A look back at the scandal that changed the Internet
Understanding how a political data company exposed the scale of data collection and microtargeting on social media — and why…
Palantir and partnerships in government data surveillance
Palantir Technologies, a company shrouded in both intrigue and controversy, has become a focal point in discussions about government data…
The Capital One breach and failures in cloud security
The digital age constantly reminds us of its dual nature: convenience and vulnerability. The Capital One breach was a jarring…