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privacy

AT&T will soon introduce ad-supported telecommunication plans that will lawfully collect user data. The firm has stated they're willing to…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
eu gdpr

The Irish Data Protection Agency was warned of Google’s real-time bidding system two years ago. The otherwise active commission did…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
runner

The Strava app has introduced a “hi-five” feature for all users and defaulted it to privacy-risking settings. Someone you don’t…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
iPhone Stuck on Apple Logo

ProtonMail joins “Coalition for App Fairness” and calls everyone to action against “Big Tech.” The internet firm has been warning…

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Last updated June 28, 2021

Grindr was plagued by a nasty account takeover bug whose exploit was simple and very effective.All that would be needed…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
Privacy at risk

The “Global Privacy Control” proposal seeks to empower internet users with the right to opt-out of data collection.Several internet companies…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
gboard keyboard

The ‘Gboard’ takes a more central position in Android 11, enjoying a unified system that generates suggestions.Google never gets to…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
spy

India is the newest member of the “Five Eyes” alliance, which actually counts eight members.The United States is looking for…

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Last updated June 28, 2021

The voice recording on the PS5 will be there for moderating abuse and harassment, and nothing else.Users will be able…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
metro station

Dubai is preparing an advanced, AI-based facial recognition system to help the police with Expo 2020 security.A police spokesperson told…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
usb stick

People who are reselling their USB sticks online don’t know how to erase them properly.Researchers managed to retrieve highly sensitive…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
amazon ring

Jackson police in Mississippi is about to start a 45-day pilot program that will draw live video feed from Ring…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
Donald Trump

The official app of the Trump 2020 political campaign has scraped user data without asking for consent.The app developer is…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
ISPs in Canada Can Charge Money to Expose Pirates

The Canadian data protection commissioner is about to be empowered with a strict new law.Called the CPPA, the law is…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
anonymizer face

A free to use AI-powered tool can help you generate a large number of deepfake faces of yourself.The point of…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
Visualization of internet connection around the world

Government and military entities in at least 25 countries are using SS7-abusing software tools.In most cases, the main goal is…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
Video surveillance

Hikvision and Dahua may be two controversial Chinese companies, but they sell products to 184 countries.The biggest buyer of their…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
pixelized

Passwords that have been pixelated can be recovered up to a point by using unsophisticated tools.The creator of one called…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
LAN cables attached to switches

Apple wants to add another tick on its list of privacy boxes and partners with Cloudflare for it.The two are…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
cookies

The French data protection office fined Amazon and Google a total of 135 million euros.Their violations include serving non-essential cookies…

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Last updated June 28, 2021
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