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The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is calling out Google’s Manifest V3 (MV3) browser extension plans, calling them “deceitful and threatening.”...

WhatsApp Adds Default Disappearing Messages

WhatsApp has taken an important step toward improving privacy, giving users the option of sending disappearing messages by default....

Verizon Violates User Privacy in the Name of ‘Personalization’

Verizon’s latest feature is little more than a massive, privacy-killing data grab, sold under the banner of ‘personalization.’...

UK Takes Aim at Adtech, Warns Against Unlawful Behavior

Elizabeth Denham, the UK’s information commissioner, has penned a piece on the adtech market, warning against unlawful behavior....

China Cracking Down on Exporting Customer Data Internationally

China is cracking down on exporting customer data internationally, requiring that companies get the government’s permission first. China has be...

Apple’s Craig Federighi a Keynote Speaker at Web Summit 2021

Apple’s Craig Federighi has been selected as the keynote speaker for the Web Summit 2021 next week. Federighi is Apple’s SVP of Software Engine...

Google and Facebook Teamed Up to Combat Apple’s Privacy Push

Attorneys general are accusing Google and Facebook of teaming up to thwart Apple’s efforts to protect user privacy. If there was ever any doubt...

Study Shows Android Has Serious Privacy Issues, Snoops on Users

A new study is showing just how much Android snoops on its users, transmitting large quantities of data to third-parties and Google. In the age...

Cloud Giants Announce ‘Trusted Cloud Principles’

Microsoft, Amazon and Google have announced “Trusted Cloud Principles,” an industry initiative aimed at protecting customer rights in the cloud....

Venmo Redesigns App to Remove Global Payments Feed

Venmo has redesigned its app to remove the global payments feed, after a high-profile incident in which President Biden’s account was discovered....

WWW Inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee Joins ProtonMail Advisory Board

Sir Tim Berners-Lee, known for inventing the World Wide Web and the first web browser, has joined ProtonMail’s advisory board....

LAPD Collects Everyone’s Social Media Data and Social Security Numbers

The LAPD has instructed officers to collect social media data and social security numbers on everyone they stop....

Apple Delays CSAM Scanning Amid Backlash

Apple has announced it is delaying its plans to implement CSAM (Child Sexual Abuse Material) scanning amid backlash from all sides....

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission Fines WhatsApp $267 Million

WhatsApp has been fined €225 million ($267 million) for violations of the EU’s GDPR. The GDPR is one o...

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