Tag: Privacy

Amazon Looks to Preempt Facial Recognition Legislation
Few technologies are more controversial and divisive as facial recognition. Customers have come to rely on it to log into their phones and tablets, police and government agencies a...
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Google Scores Win In “Right to Be Forgotten” Case
Google received a welcome victory in the European Union’s highest court in relation to the EU’s “right to be forgotten” rules. For the past five years, EU citizens have enjoyed th...
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iOS 13’s Privacy Changes Have Big Repercussions For Businesses
On September 10, Apple held their “By Invitation Only” event, unveiling new iPhones, Apple Arcade, Apple TV+ and iOS 13. W...
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5G Poses New Security Risks, Says Avast CEO
“5G brings a couple of things,” says Avast CEO Ondrej Vlcek. “One is the density of t...
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Long-Term Goal With Alexa Is To Invent the Star Trek Computer, Says Amazon SVP
“The long-term goal (with Alexa) was to try to invent the Star Trek computer,” says David Limp, Amazon's SVP of devices and services. “I grew up watching...
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Twitter Scrapes Data From Your Tweets, Followers, and Clicks to Serve You Personalized Ads… Even With All Personalized Ads Settings Disabled, Says Reddit User
According to a Reddit post, Twitter still scrapes a lot of personalized data from you even with all personalized ads settings disabled. Reddit user...
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Apple CEO: Our Own Information is Being Weaponized Against Us (Full Text of Speech + Video)
Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke at 2018 International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners in Brussels last night and gave a bold and po...
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Kara Swisher on Tech: A Lot of Their Inventions Are Very Damaging to Society
Should tech companies be hiring Chief Ethics Officers in order to get better at self-examination? That’s the question posed by Kara Swisher, interne...
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We Are Simply a Pawn of The Internet Business Model: Data Collection
The Internet exists to collect your data. We all should realize that everything we do is recorded into huge data sets in order for advertisers to target us better,...
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Microsoft Updates “A Cloud for Global Good” Doc – Hoping to Build a More Trusted and Inclusive cloud
Microsoft today released a 2018 version of "A Cloud for Global Good" this morning. "The beginning of a new year offers an opp...
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Facebook Cancels Racial Targeting For Certain Advertisers
Facebook announced today that it no longer will allow advertisers marketing products and services related to housing, credit or employment to target their ads based on race....
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WhatsApp Begins Sharing Data with Facebook
In a reversal of previous pledges, WhatsApp is going to begin...
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Google Provides ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ Update
Google shared some new numbers related to the “right to be forgotten,” ruling, which has led to individuals requesting URL removals from search results. For all the background on t...
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Google’s 65/100 Is The BEST Score on New Digital Rights Survey
How are Google, Facebook, Twitter, and other major tech companies protecting your digital rights? No so well, according to a new study. Google scored a 65 out of 100 in the i...
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Snapchat: We Aren’t Stockpiling Your Private Snaps
Snapchat users had a little bit of a freakout last week when the company...
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