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amazon ring

The partnership program between Ring and Police departments in the U.S. continues to flourish.At the time, only two U.S. states…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
greek police

The Greek police are planning to roll-out a smart policing system based on facial recognition scanners.The system raises multiple concerns…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
Water pipe leaking depicting information leak

The Tor mode in Brave is reportedly leaking the real IP address of those visiting onion sites. The ISP knows…

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Last updated June 28, 2021

Firefox 86 is giving one cookie jar to each website, preventing cross-site tracking.The system will have some browsing-experience-related exceptions by…

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Last updated June 28, 2021

TikTok hasn’t admitted breaking any U.S. laws, but they agreed to pay $92 million and settle the class-action.Most of that…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
lastpass

Researchers discovered that LastPass for Android requests 36 permissions and uses seven trackers.The password manager app answers that users may…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
proxy

A significant number of browser extensions rely on code injection to monetize their add-ons.Most of these extensions are poorly maintained…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
brave search

Brave is soon to introduce its very own search system, based on the Tailcat search engine.The browser wants to offer…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
Deepfake

Deepfake software uptick continues as the apps get simpler to use and better in what they do.There are already millions…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
You Should Be Worried About Cyberstalking

Apple has added an anti-stalking system onto iOS 14.5 beta, made specifically for the "AirTags."The system would identify nearby devices…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
reclaim your face

A new pan-European campaign seeks to bring the topic of facial recognition to the EU Commission.The roll-out of biometric surveillance…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
vodafone barcelona

Vodafone Spain was fined heavily due to multiple and repeated GDPR violations.The telecommunication services provider is making millions of unlawful…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
search

A new search engine that promises no ads and no data collection is gradually pushing forward.The cost to using the…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
Besto VPN For China

China has announced that a clearly defined context of data collection restrictions will apply soon.Each app will be allowed to…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
sms

Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T have fixed the security gap that allowed $16 SMS hijacking.The telcos haven’t made any announcements about…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
Wistron to Make Apple iPhones in India Following Ministry Approval

Apple has finally started to enforce the ATT requirements, blocking thousands of app updates.One of the infringing SDKs has already…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
surveillance

At least one out of five public entities in the United States have used Clearview AI facial recognition products.BuzzFeed News…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
Italian flag

Fastweb S.p.A. fined €4.5 Million for launching marketing campaigns without any consideration to GDPR requirements.The ISP was contracting unofficial call…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
google tracking

A Chrome extension from DuckDuckGo promises to block Google’s new FLoC tracking system.This is a side effect of Google’s decision…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
montefiore medical

NY-based clinic Montefiore is circulating yet another notice of a data breach to its patients. This is again a case…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
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