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Facebook merger

WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook Messenger are to be integrated under a common technical infrastructure. Facebook says it’s done for better…

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Last updated September 18, 2021
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UK lawmakers committee has no hope that the situation can change if things are left to Facebook’s facility. The main…

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Last updated September 18, 2021
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Mark Zuckerberg says it's time to change Facebook's route in user privacy, for real this time.  Facebook's boss has presented…

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Last updated September 18, 2021
snapchat on mobile

Multiple Snapchat employees have accessed sensitive user information without a good reason. This is reported by former employees and backed…

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Last updated September 18, 2021
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Google’s I/O 2019 has unveiled the company’s ambitious plans for user privacy. All Google products will receive several game-changing options…

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Last updated September 18, 2021
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Google wants to enable companies and organizations to get the most out of the data they collect. The company has…

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Last updated September 18, 2021
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La Liga is accused of violating the EU’s GDPR laws for collecting data by activating Android device microphones. The soccer…

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Last updated September 18, 2021
faceapp

FaceApp is uploading your images onto its cloud servers, but allegedly not on its Russia-based systems. The founder of the…

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Last updated September 18, 2021
DMV Sign Portland Oregon

DMVs are not only letting FBI and ICE look into their data, but also private investigators. The offices are selling…

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Last updated September 18, 2021
Face Illustration

The ZAO app can swap people’s faces with those of actors in movies, creating highly convincing deepfakes. The problem is…

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Last updated September 18, 2021
linkedin

California court decides that LinkedIn should not prevent bots from scraping user data. The judge justifies the decision by putting…

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Last updated September 18, 2021
tor mobile

Improperly implemented Tor network code on mobile devices results in the leaking of people’s PII. Deloitte researchers have managed to…

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Last updated September 18, 2021
facebook

Facebook agreed to pay ICO "their part" of the Cambridge Analytica crime. The social media platform still denies responsibility but…

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Last updated September 18, 2021
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Facebook says that 100 of its partners have accessed Groups API data that they shouldn’t have. Eleven of them did…

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Last updated September 18, 2021
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A customer of two data enrichment companies has exposed the data of around 1.2 billion people. The data was already…

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Last updated September 18, 2021
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Facebook users in Ireland are currently testing a new photo and video porting tool. The tool works with Google Photos…

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Last updated September 18, 2021
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D-Link introduces new cloud-based AI face recognition and security incident detection features. The new features will be passed to last…

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Last updated September 18, 2021
google

Google scrambled the files of Takeout backups and sent partial data over to the wrong user archives. The company is…

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Last updated September 18, 2021
bytedance tiktok

TikTok will soon get “deepfake” making capabilities, asking users to upload a full scan of their face. The selection of…

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Last updated September 18, 2021
dating apps

After testing 14 of the most popular dating apps on Android and iOS, most of them are found to be…

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Last updated September 18, 2021
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