Hitting delete is the easy part-- disentangling your life to #reclaimcontrol is much harder. So here is my experienced guide to getting off social media (hint: you need more than technical tips)
Lustig und traurig zugleich: in der Klagebegründung zum #facebook Verfahren vor dem VG Köln wird die Auffassung vertreten, praktisch alle Menschen hätten schon mal Kontakt mit Facebook gehabt, darum sei die BReg auch nicht für das Setzen der Cookies verantwortlich (verkürzte Darstellung). Urteil über @openjur https://openjur.de/u/2530967.ppdf
Meta steigert Umsatz und Gewinne weiter, baut auf persönliche Superintelligenz
Dank Werbung wachsen die Einnahmen des Facebook-Konzerns schier unaufhörlich. Zuckerberg verspricht persönliche Superintelligenz für alle. Die Aktie springt.
This article is The Register [1] reported that Meta's apps (specifically Facebook and Instagram) on Android devices were secretly opening network ports on users' phones as part of a "localhost tracking" technique to covertly link web browsing activity to user identities, bypassing standard privacy protections like incognito mode, VPNs, and cookie clearing. This practice was uncovered by security researchers in early June 2025 and had been ongoing since at least September 2024.
Whatever needed to enhance data collection for advertising purposes will be done. Privacy violations of users may not get a priority when it comes to profit driven digital surveillance. I don't think it has impacted the user base of Meta products. In India switching costs are high since WhatsApp is essential for daily life [2].
Till researchers find another violations again, it will be business as usual.
This article is The Register [1] reported that Meta's apps (specifically Facebook and Instagram) on Android devices were secretly opening network ports on users' phones as part of a "localhost tracking" technique to covertly link web browsing activity to user identities, bypassing standard privacy protections like incognito mode, VPNs, and cookie clearing. This practice was uncovered by security researchers in early June 2025 and had been ongoing since at least September 2024.
Whatever needed to enhance data collection for advertising purposes will be done. Privacy violations of users may not get a priority when it comes to profit driven digital surveillance. I don't think it has impacted the user base of Meta products. In India switching costs are high since WhatsApp is essential for daily life [2].
Till researchers find another violations again, it will be business as usual.
Meta macht das Handgelenk zur Computerschnittstelle
Meta will mit einem EMG-Armband die Mensch-Computer-Interaktion erweitern. In einer Forschungsarbeit gibt Meta interessante, neue Einblicke in die Technik.
"Ohne Zynismus nicht erklärtbar" - Anwalt Chan-jo Jun zum Facebook-Urteil
Die Bundesregierung darf auf Facebook bleiben. In "Haken dran" äußern sich der ehemalige Bundesdatenschutzbeauftragte Ulrich Kelber und Anwalt Chan-jo Jun dazu.
Auslegungssache 139: Von Bußgeld bis Kiss-Cam-Skandal
Im c't-Datenschutz-Podcast plaudern die Hosts über aktuelle Datenschutzthemen, vom fragwürdigen Schadenersatz-Urteil bis zum viralen Coldplay-Konzert-Debakel.