If you’ve ever wanted more control over the data Facebook collects about you, then you can pretend to have it, just as Facebook is pretending it’s giving that control to you. Facebook announced >>
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Of course Facebook can see your location even when you tell it not to
Long-time smartphone users will not be surprised to hear that Facebook can and does track your location even when you tell it not to. That’s because Facebook has access to information that can >>
Google’s new privacy standards want to save us from creepy ad practices
This might strike you at first blush as a bit ironic, coming from one of the most data-hungry tech giants out there. Nevertheless, Google has rolled out the sketches of a plan that >>
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. >>
Thousands of Amazon employees hear what you say to Alexa
Amazon has thousands of employees across the globe who actively listen to Alexa recordings from Echo devices as part of a broad effort to improve the reliability of the product, according to a >>
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 >>
Ahead of CES, Apple puts up billboard touting iPhone security
With CES right around the corner, we’re just a few days away from being bombarded with all sorts of new and quirky tech gadgets that may or may not have any practical use. >>
Facebook explains why the scandal over third-party access to private messages is overblown
At this point, Facebook probably can’t wait for 2018 to be over and done with. Earlier in the year, the social networking giant was riding high: revenue was increasing at a rapid clip >>
