Latest articles Wednesday January 13, 2021

1. Featured Story: Why gig workers are turning away from traditional banks

   162 million people, or 30% of the workforce, across the US and the EU-15 countries are gig workers. In 2018, the total spending on the gig economy around the world reached a staggering $4.5 trillion. Meanwhile in the US, 80% of large companies are planning to switch to a “flexible workforce”.

   By Stav Dimitropoulos

1. What I found out when I blocked apps from tracking my iPhone for one week

   When Apple made an appearance at the CES tech conference in Las Vegas in 2019, they also put up a sign. It wasn’t a billboard, as many news outlets claimed, but a 13-story Apple ad plastered onto the side of a hotel. It had one message: “What happens on your iPhone, stays on your iPhone”.

   By Rob Sturgeon

   From the Privacy desk