Tag: Stuff

Facebook Privacy Hoax Returns to Dupe the Highly Dupable
Don't be the guy who posts that completely useless privacy notice on Facebook ... again. Hey, better safe than sorry, right? Wrong. Just say no. A hoax as old as an...
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FTC Settles Charges Against Snapchat
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced on Wednesday that it has approved a final order settling charges that Snapchat deceived consumers with promises about the disappearing n...
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Twitter Wants to Track Which Apps You Have on Your Phone; Here’s How to Stop It
Twitter has just added a section to its security & privacy terms that explains how the company is about the start "colle...
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Facebook Is Updating Its Terms And Privacy Policies Again
Facebook announced that it's updating its terms of service, data policy, and cookies policy to reflect new features, as it also tries to improve its advertising experience. There a...
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Mozilla Puts Greater Emphasis On Privacy In Firefox
Mozilla is celebrating ten years of Firefox with a handful of announcements. We told you...
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Facebook Says Government Data Requests Up 24%
It's Election Day in the US, and Facebook is reminding everyone to vote with a giant banner at the top of the news feed which asks people to share the vote with friends. By the loo...
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Lori Douglas Nude Photos Prompt Inquiry Against Her
Associate Chief Justice Lori Douglas is facing removal from her position due to an inquiry on...
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Facebook Sure Would Like the DEA to Stop Impersonating People
Though the US Justice Department thinks the Drug Enforcement Agency has the right to impersonate people on Facebook for "law enforcement purposes", Facebook sure would like them to...
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Snapchat Photo Hack, If Real, Wasn’t Snapchat’s Fault (Says Snapchat)
Photos taken and transmitted via Snapchat may or may not have leaked on Thursday, but if they did, Snapchat assures you that its servers were never breached and it's the fault of u...
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Germany Wants Changes To Google’s Privacy Policy
Google's "new" privacy policy, which went into effect in 2012, continues to draw controversy and government attention, particularly in Europe. This week, the company was ordere...
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LinkedIn Changes Terms of Service
LinkedIn announced that it is making some changes to its Terms of Service on October 23rd. The company has rewritten its user agreement to make it easier to read and understand, an...
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Pinterest To Adjust Privacy Policy For Coming Ads
Pinterest said on Friday that it will make some updates to its privacy policy on October 19th in an effort to make its Promoted Pins more relevant to users. Promoted Pins are s...
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Tim Cook Promises That Apple’s Protecting Your Privacy
Maybe it's the NSA and the government's now-public surveillance initiative. Maybe it's because the company just introduced and new iOS and a new payment solution that requires peop...
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Yelp Pays FTC $450K After Child Privacy Violation
Yelp reached a settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission over the violation of child privacy law. The company had enabled kids under 13 (some even 9 and under reportedly) t...
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LinkedIn Announces New Security And Privacy Control Tools
LinkedIn announced that it is giving users access to three new tools to help them better control their account and data. This includes a way to see all the places you're logged int...
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