Ring rolls out end-to-end video encryption after a class action lawsuit
In September, Amazon-owned Ring announced that it would bring end-to-end video encryption to its lineup of home security devices. While
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Telegram feature exposes your precise address to hackers
If you’re using an Android device—or in some cases an iPhone—the Telegram messenger app makes it easy for hackers to
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Best Privacy Apps For Android And iOS: Must-Have Apps For 2021
If you’re bothered by the tracking that follows us everywhere, here are some of the best privacy apps for Android
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OneTrust nabs $300M Series C on $5.1B valuation to expand privacy platform – TechCrunch
OneTrust, the 4-year old privacy platform startup from the folks who brought you AirWatch (which was acquired by VMWare for
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Next Firefox update to include ‘Network Partitioning’ anti-tracking feature
Firefox version 85, set to ship to users in January, will bring a new anti-tracking feature called ‘Network Partitioning,’ which
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Facebook is standing up to Apple, but only for Facebook – BGR
Facebook took full-page ads in major newspapers for two days in a row, accusing Apple that it’s hurting the free
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Vaccinated? Show Us Your App
Covid-19 health pass apps could help reopen businesses and restore the economy. They could also unfairly exclude people from travel
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Amazon Sidewalk rollout shows the future of ‘forced opt-in,’ taking lessons from Xfinity Wifi
GeekWire Illustration How would you feel if you were a homeowner and woke up one morning to find people on
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Europe urged to block Google-Fitbit ahead of major digital policy overhaul – TechCrunch
The European Commission must block the Google -Fitbit merger as a matter of democratic imperative, prominent academic and author Shoshana
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FTC Files Antitrust Case to Break Up Facebook
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Regulators across the US have
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Police Drones Are Starting to Think for Themselves
CHULA VISTA, Calif. — When the Chula Vista police receive a 911 call, they can dispatch a flying drone with
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Europe’s ePrivacy Rule Would Limit the Hunt for Online Child Sex Abuse
“The grooming of children for sexual purposes is always about a child on the verge of or in the midst
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Verizon has been leaking customers’ personal information for days (at least)
Enlarge / A Verizon FiOS truck in Manhattan on September 15, 2017. Verizon is struggling to fix a glitch that
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Microsoft 365’s ‘Productivity Score’ raises serious privacy concerns
Microsoft has attracted the attention of privacy campaigners over the Productivity Score feature of Microsoft 365. The tool uses telemetry
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Brexit’s data compliance burden could cost UK firms up to £1.6BN, says think tank – TechCrunch
An analysis of the total cost to UK businesses if the country fails to gain an adequacy agreement from the
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The digital switch that blocks all websites from selling your personal data
Some of the internet’s most influential organizations are joining forces to formalize a new privacy tool that’ll protect your data
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