Tag: Privacy

Google and Barry Diller’s IAC At Odds Over Chrome Extensions
Google and IAC are at odds over what Google calls misleading marketing practices, putting a lucrative deal at stake. IAC/InterActive Corp. offe...
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Apple to Start Requiring Privacy Labels on App December 8
Apple is moving forward with its requirement that app developers include a privacy label with new app submissions, beginning December 8....
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Brave Web Browser Passes 20 Million Monthly Users, 7 Million Daily
Brave web browser is making inroads in the market, announcing it now has 20 million monthly active users and 7 million daily active users....
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California Voters Pass Version 2.0 of the CCPA Privacy Legislation
California voters passed Proposition 24, widely considered to be version 2.0 of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)....
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Sweden’s Largest Insurer Leaked Private Data to Tech Firms
Sweden’s largest insurer, Folksam, has admitted to accidentally leaking the private data of one million of its customers to tech firms....
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US Joins International Call For Encryption Backdoors
Once again, the US is calling for weakened encryption, along with the Five Eyes, Japan and India....
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DuckDuckGo Adds Apple-Powered Driving and Walking Directions
DuckDuckGo has announced new mapping features with driving and walking direction...
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IRS Under Investigation For Illegally Tracking Americans via Their Phones
The IRS is under investigation by the US Treasury's Inspector General for purchasing smartphone data to illegally track Americans....
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Facebook May Pull Out of Europe
Facebook is warning it may pull out of Europe over a decision by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC)....
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Senator Blumenthal Demands AT&T Back Off Ad-Based Cellphone Plans
That didn’t take long; Senator Richard Blumenthal has demanded that AT&T rethink its plans to offer ad-subsidized phone plans....
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Instagram Accused of Spying on Users Via Phone Cameras
Facebook is being sued over allegations Instagram is spying on users via their phone cameras. The...
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DuckDuckGo Experiences Major Growth
DuckDuckGo, the privacy-first search engine, is experiencing record growth as customers become more concerned about protecting their privacy....
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Google Sued For $3 Billion in the UK Over YouTube Privacy
Google is being sued for $3 billion in the UK over allegations that YouTube tracks children, violating the UK’s privacy laws....
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Portland Cracks Down on Facial Recognition
Portland has instituted a sweeping ban on facial recognition, the broadest such ban in the US. In...
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Walmart Joining Microsoft in Effort to Purchase TikTok
Walmart is getting in on the TikTok action, joining Microsoft’s bid to purchase the beleaguered social media platform....
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