The popular TikTok app has been collecting personally identifiable user data, a new investigation shows. TikTok exploited a still-active loophole that allowed it to bypass Google’s privacy requirements for Android app developers. TikTok >>
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Lawsuit accuses Google of tracking user activity in apps even after they opt out
Google is tracking users even if they’ve opted out, claim a new lawsuit against the company that’s currently seeking class-action status. The same law firm that accused Google that it’s tracking Chrome users >>
Ring hackers demand $350,000 in Bitcoin from Texas couple, but something so simple ruined their plot
Amazon’s Ring cameras are now commonplace in homes of early smart tech adopters across the country, but just how secure are they? Recent reports from Ring owners read like a horror movie, with >>
Google just announced important new steps to protect your privacy
Privacy has been a major tentpole for Google products this year. Google made it clear at I/O 2019 in May and then at its Made by Google press conference in October that user >>
Microsoft contractors listened to conversations from Xbox One users
In a story that shouldn’t surprise anyone at this point, Vice is reporting that contractors working for Microsoft were able to listen to voice commands and full-on conversations spoken by Xbox One users. >>
Google quietly killed a service that used Android phone data to help mobile carriers improve their networks
Google may have never told you that it stopped sharing data from your Android devices with your mobile service providers months ago, just like it didn’t tell you when it started sharing that >>
5G raises serious privacy concerns, according to computer science professor
With carriers pretty much tripping over themselves to rush out 5G smartphones, with some even saying the devices support 5G when they actually don’t, it’s important to keep in mind the unfortunate reality >>
Judge’s ruling forbids police from forcing suspects to unlock their phones with biometrics
It was only a few months ago, towards the end of 2018, that we heard about a novel method that law enforcement officials were using to break into suspects’ phones. In the case >>
