Yoav Aviram, Author at Conscious Digital

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23andMe Customers? This May Be Your Last Chance to Protect Your Data

All customers of 23andMe and similar genetic testing companies should delete their data.

Yoav Aviram28 March 2025

Product News

Welcoming Montana To Your Digital Rights!

We are pleased to welcome the state of Montana to YDR. The Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act (MTCDPA) took effect on October 1st, 2024, and from today is available on…

Yoav Aviram10 October 2024

Product News

Welcoming Switzerland To YourDigitalRights.org

We are pleased to welcome Switzerland to YDR. The Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) took effect in 2021 and is available on the platform from today. Residents of Switzerland…

Yoav Aviram4 September 2024

Product News

Welcoming India To YourDigitalRights.org

We are pleased to welcome India to YDR. The Digital Personal Data Protection Act (FDBR) took effect in 2023, and from today is available on the platform. Residents of India…

Yoav Aviram3 September 2024

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Product News

Welcoming Florida To YourDigitalRights.org

We are pleased to welcome the state of Florida to YDR. The Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR) took effect on July 1st, 2024, and from today is available on…

Yoav Aviram3 September 2024

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The European Union must keep funding free software

Open Letter to the European Commission Since 2020, Next Generation Internet (NGI) programmes, part of European Commission’s Horizon programme, fund free software in Europe using a cascade funding mechanism (see…

Yoav Aviram19 July 2024

Privacy News

Welcoming Texas and Oregon To Your Digital Rights

We are pleased to welcome Texas and Oregon to YDR. The Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA) and the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act (OPCA) took effect on July 1st,…

Yoav Aviram5 July 2024

Research

How Deceptive Design is Used to Compromise Your Privacy and How to Fight Back

Today, we're releasing a new guide explaining how to compel companies employing deceptive design to dodge data protection requests—like those for data deletion or access—to comply. It encapsulates five years…

Yoav Aviram13 February 2024

Privacy News

Welcoming Utah To Your Digital Rights

We are pleased to welcome the state of Utah to YDR. The Utah Consumer Privacy Act, or UCPA for short, took effect on January 1st, 2024, and was immediately available…

Yoav Aviram1 January 2024

Opinion

Location Data IS Personally Identifiable Information

I want to debunk the myth that location data can be anonymized. This is false in most practical circumstances where the movement of individuals is concerned, and any statement to…

Yoav Aviram16 May 2023

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