Tag: Privacy

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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Instagram May Start Asking For Your Government ID
Instagram has announced it will start asking some users to provide their government ID to prove who they are....
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Instagram Wasn’t Deleting User Data From Servers
A security researcher has been awarded a bug bounty after discovering Instagram was retaining data long after he had deleted it....
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Senator Hawley Calls For Google to Ban TikTok Over Privacy
Senator Josh Hawley is calling on Google to ban TikTok following revelations the app sidestepped Android safety measures to track users....
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Uber CEO: We Are Working On Dashcam Technology
“There's a lot of crazies out here in Arizona,” said Uber driver Randy Clarke in a very interesting online chat with...
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Microsoft Moving to Purchase TikTok
Following a weekend of back-and-forth talks, Microsoft appears to be pursuing a deal to purchase TikTok....
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EU Wants More Concessions From Google Over Fitbit Deal
The EU is asking for more concessions from Google, over concerns its Fitbit deal will give it an unfair advantage over competitors....
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Court Kills EU-US Privacy Shield
An EU court has struck down a privacy agreement that made it possible to share the data of EU citizens with the US....
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