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DuckDuckGo Adds Apple-Powered Driving and Walking Directions

Matt Milano - October 9, 2020

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IRS Under Investigation For Illegally Tracking Americans via Their Phones

Matt Milano - October 7, 2020

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Facebook May Pull Out of Europe

Matt Milano - September 22, 2020

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Senator Blumenthal Demands AT&T Back Off Ad-Based Cellphone Plans

Matt Milano - September 18, 2020

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Instagram Accused of Spying on Users Via Phone Cameras

Matt Milano - September 18, 2020

Google Sued For $3 Billion in the UK Over YouTube Privacy

Google is being sued for $3 billion in the UK over allegations that YouTube tracks children, violating the UK’s privacy laws....

Portland Cracks Down on Facial Recognition

Portland has instituted a sweeping ban on facial recognition, the broadest such ban in the US. In...

Walmart Joining Microsoft in Effort to Purchase TikTok

Walmart is getting in on the TikTok action, joining Microsoft’s bid to purchase the beleaguered social media platform....

Instagram May Start Asking For Your Government ID

Instagram has announced it will start asking some users to provide their government ID to prove who they are....

Instagram Wasn’t Deleting User Data From Servers

A security researcher has been awarded a bug bounty after discovering Instagram was retaining data long after he had deleted it....

Senator Hawley Calls For Google to Ban TikTok Over Privacy

Senator Josh Hawley is calling on Google to ban TikTok following revelations the app sidestepped Android safety measures to track users....

Uber CEO: We Are Working On Dashcam Technology

“There's a lot of crazies out here in Arizona,” said Uber driver Randy Clarke in a very interesting online chat with...

Microsoft Moving to Purchase TikTok

Following a weekend of back-and-forth talks, Microsoft appears to be pursuing a deal to purchase TikTok....

EU Wants More Concessions From Google Over Fitbit Deal

The EU is asking for more concessions from Google, over concerns its Fitbit deal will give it an unfair advantage over competitors....

Court Kills EU-US Privacy Shield

An EU court has struck down a privacy agreement that made it possible to share the data of EU citizens with the US....

Google Sued For Tracking Users, Even When They Opt Out

Google is facing yet another privacy-related lawsuit, this one alleging the company tracks users even after they opt out....

Congressman Lynch Asks Apple and Google to Crack Down on Foreign Apps

Congressman Stephen Lynch, Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, is calling on Apple and Google to provide more transparency regarding foreig...

Google Vows Not to Use Fitbit Data For Advertising

In an effort to prevent the EU from challenging its Fitbit deal, Google has committed to not using Fitbit data in its advertising....

Wells Fargo Bans TikTok From Company Phones

The hits keep on coming for TikTok as Well Fargo has instructed employees to delete the social media app from their phones....

TikTok Pulling Out of Hong Kong

TikTok has announced plans to pull out of Hong Kong in the wake of a new national security law. C...

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