Tag: Privacy

ISPs Sue Maine Over Privacy Law
Internet service providers (ISP) are suing the state of Maine to prevent a law designed to protect consumer privacy from going into effect....
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Ring Making Major Changes To Improve Privacy
After ongoing issues, Ring has informed users it is implementing a number of changes to improve privacy and security....
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Ring Is a Case Study In Bad Privacy Policy
Ring has been in the news for its ongoing struggles with privacy issues. Its latest response, not to mention its approach in general, could serve as a case...
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Senator Kirsten Gillibrand: ‘The U.S. Needs a Data Protection Agency’
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is introducing new legislation to create a Data Protection Agency. Senator...
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Senators Introduce Bill to Temporarily Ban Law Enforcement Facial Recognition
Two senators have introduced a bill to temporarily ban facial recognition technology for government use....
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500 Chrome Extensions Caught Uploading Private Data
Independent research Jamila Kaya, in cooperation with Cisco-owned Duo Security, helped uncover approximately 500 Chrome extensions that were uploading priv...
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WhatsApp Now Has Two Billion Users
Facebook-owned WhatsApp achieved a significant milestone, officially crossing the two billion user threshold....
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Bad News For Uber: L.A. Wins Data-Sharing Appeal
Uber and Los Angeles have been fighting over a rule ordering scooter rental companies to share ride data with the city—a rule that was just upheld on appea...
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Avast Caught Selling Detailed Browsing History to Marketers
Another day, another company abusing customer privacy. A joint investigation by...
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Google Accidentally Sent Video Backups to Strangers
Google has admitted it accidentally sent videos from its Google Takeout archive service to the wrong users, according to...
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Ring Uses Android Doorbell App to Surveil Customers
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has discovered...
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NJ Bans Clearview; Company Faces Potential Class-Action
Facial recognition firm Clearview AI is facing a potential class-action lawsuit, while simultaneously being banned from being used by NJ police, according...
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The Company That Can End Privacy Just Ran Afoul of Twitter
Clearview AI, the company that made headlines last week for potentially ending privacy as we know it, has incurred the wrath of Twitter, according to...
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Salesforce Co-CEO Says U.S. Needs National Privacy Law
Salesforce co-CEO Keith Block has come out in favor of a national privacy law, according to...
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