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With a new year comes new privacy and cybersecurity challenges for companies large and small, not the least of which is new regulation. The tech industry i...

Home Depot Canada Caught Giving Customer Data to Meta

Home Depot is in hot water, with its Canadian division sharing customer data with Meta without the proper consent....

Appliance Makers Can’t Understand Why Consumers Don’t Connect Them

Appliance makers are befuddled, wondering why consumers are choosing not to connect their appliances to the internet....

France Fines Apple $8.5M for Collecting iPhone User Data Without Consent

France's CNIL has fined Apple $8.5 million for collecting iPhone user data without obtaining prior consent....

Apple Abandons Plans to Scan Devices for CSAM

Apple has completely abandoned one of its most controversial initiatives that would have involved scanning all devices for CSAM....

Half of Small Computer Repair Shops Access Private Data

In a report that surprises no one, half of of small computer shops access customers' private data, with some copying and saving it....

Apple Faces Class Action Suit Over Data Collection Despite Settings

Apple is in the hot seat following reports...

Google Agrees to Record-Breaking Privacy Settlement With 40 States

Google has agreed to a record-breaking settlement in a privacy suit brought by 40 states over how the company tracks users....

TikTok Accused of Planning to Surveil Americans, Denies Accusations

Another month, another TikTok scandal as the company is facing some of its most damning privacy allegations yet....

Report: 1 in 2 Android Apps Share User Data With Third Parties

Android apps continue to be a privacy nightmare, with 1 in 2 apps on the...

TikTok Refuses to Commit to Keeping US User Data Out of China

US lawmakers are finally getting the real picture from TikTok, as the company refuses to commit to keeping US data out of China....

Websites Are Shunning the Facebook Button Over Privacy

Once almost ubiquitous across the internet, websites are increasingly shunning the Facebook button over privacy concerns....

Privacy Advocates Want Stronger Data Rules For Mobile Providers

Privacy advocates are pushing for stricter rules about how mobile carriers handle users' wireless data....

Google Tops Big Tech Data Tracking With 39 Types of Private Data

Google is the most invasive of Big Tech companies, tracking 39 different private user data points, more than any of its peers....

Oracle Faces Class Action Suit Over Its ‘Mass Surveillance’

Oracle is facing a class action lawsuit over what is being described as its "mass surveillance" of the general public....

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