Tag: Privacy

Apple and Google Working Together on Contact Tracing Tech
Apple has announced it is working with Google on contact tracing technology in an effort to stop the spread of the pandemic....
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Twitter Disables User Control of Advertising Data
Twitter took a big step backward in its efforts to protect user privacy, eliminating user control over data used for...
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Coming or Going? In the Encryption Debate, U.S. Government Doesn’t Know
Senator Blumenthal has issued a call for the FTC to investigate Zoom’s security, illustrating a schism within the government over the issue of encryption....
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DHS: Zoom Responding to Security Concerns
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a memo in support of Zoom and the company’s efforts to improve its security....
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WhatsApp Limiting Message Forwarding to Combat Misinformation
As tech companies continue to battle misinformation during the global crisis, WhatsApp has begun limiting message forwarding....
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Zoom Pivots to Security Amid Ongoing Criticism
Zoom is taking drastic measures to improve its security and privacy amid crit...
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SpaceX Employees Won’t Be Zooming Anywhere
SpaceX has banned its employees from using Zoom for communication, in the latest challenge the popular videoconferencing app is facing....
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FBI Warns of ‘Zoom-Bombing’ As Videoconferencing Soars
The FBI is warning of ‘Zoom-bombing,’ where videoconferencing meetings are being hijacked by unwelcome participants....
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Zoom Removes Facebook SDK From iOS Client
The latest Zoom update removes the Facebook SDK responsible for the app sharing data with Facebook, even if a user did not have a Facebook account....
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U.S. Taking Measures to Limit Huawei’s Chip Supplies
U.S. officials are moving forward with plans to cut off Huawei’s chip supplies in an effort to blunt the company’s 5G dominance....
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FBI Using Fitness App to Track You
It was bound to happen. With mass surveillance being one of the most effective tools in the fight against the...
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Mozilla Launches ‘Firefox Better Web with Scroll’ Test Pilot
Firefox has announced the launch of a new Test Pilot program, Better Web with Scroll, aimed at improving the web experience for both publishers and users....
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Google Sued For Collecting Children’s Personal Data
Google is facing yet another privacy-related issue, with New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas suing the company for collecting children’s personal...
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Microsoft Edge Has Worst Default Privacy Settings
In a study of major web browsers, Microsoft’s Edge was found to have the worst default privacy settings of the entire bunch....
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What Not to Do: TikTok Censors ‘Ugly,’ ‘Poor’ and ‘Disabled’
It may be the one of the hottest social media platforms, but TikTok is...
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