A critical audit of Proton AG's infrastructure revealing that despite marketing as 'Swiss privacy,' user traffic is routed through US-controlled Cloudflare CDN nodes (AS13335) placing it under CLOUD Act/Patriot Act jurisdiction, while their Terms of Service embed US Federal Arbitration Act clauses—contradicting claims of Swiss legal protection and demonstrating a disconnect between marketing claims and actual operational security.
Pokemon Go's AR Mapping feature has been quietly collecting high-resolution geospatial data from millions of players since 2020, which Niantic is now monetizing through Niantic Spatial's Visual Positioning System for commercial applications like delivery robots. Players unknowingly consented to this data collection through terms of service that grant Niantic broad rights to use and license uploaded imagery for any purpose.
A critical essay on how major tech companies systematically collect user data for AI training through devices like smart glasses, operating systems, and online services, often with vague consent buried in terms of service agreements. The author argues this is an inherent feature of modern AI development, not a bug, and that users should accept they have no privacy from devices they don't control.