How to opt out of Chrome’s user tracking tool that replaces cookies
Google promised a few weeks ago that it would not develop new user-tracking tools once it kills third-party cookies in the near future. Cookies are …
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Some companies steal your data, but this one will pay you for it
In a world where data privacy is increasingly prized by consumers who have gotten tired of watching companies steal and take advantage of their data …
Security pros don’t put these apps on their smartphones
Tech news headlines have been filled in recent weeks with ominous warnings about data breaches, sketchy phone apps threatening to steal private information on your …
These are the 10 most invasive iPhone apps available on the App Store
Apple enraged the developers of some of the most popular apps on its mobile App Store last year when it announced that it would be …
If you use this app, your private data might have been exposed in a big data breach
Reports have begun circulating that Zee5, an on-demand Internet streaming service based in India, that’s available almost everywhere globally except the US, may have suffered …
Google promises not to develop new user-tracking tools after it kills cookies
Google develops plenty of software, but the company makes most of its money from ads that you see online in Google’s own apps and services, …
Companies are using this email trick to spy on you – here’s how to stop them
All of the marketing emails that flood your email account each don’t just make it harder to achieve inbox zero. Many of them actually do …
Companies use this email trick to spy on you all the time – and you had no idea
In a digital world of pervasive surveillance, many people probably don’t realize that messages sent to their email account are being spied on. This is …
Password management app LastPass is tracking you on Android
A security researcher found that password management app LastPass is tracking Android users with seven distinct trackers, including a service that can help track people …
Google doesn’t want you to update these settings on your Apple device
Apple’s new app privacy listings in the App Store have sent shockwaves through the tech and advertising industries. The new app privacy descriptions spell out …
Here’s how to prevent Facebook from tracking you across apps and websites
Facebook argues that tracking user behavior across apps and websites allows it to serve up personalized ads that are helpful to consumers. While an upcoming …
China has reportedly stolen personal data from 80% of Americans
The ongoing conflict dynamic between the US vs China has continued to intensify during the coronavirus pandemic. President Trump’s antagonistic stance toward China deepened the …
Google doesn’t want to ask your permission to let it track your iPhone
Google indicated in an announcement that it would drop a tracking feature that allows it to track iPhone users across apps rather than risk showing …
TikTok exploited an Android privacy loophole to track users
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 …
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 …
Google continues to slowly give users more control over their own data
Google Incognito mode will receive a significant upgrade soon, as it will work across applications on iPhone and Android. Google revealed the new privacy feature …
Facebook’s new privacy feature seems great… but it will still track everything you do online
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Facebook accidentally exposed over 400 million user records, but hey, at least they have a new dating app
Oh Facebook, you just can’t seem to stop tripping over your own big, dumb feet, can you? Today, the world’s largest social network and noted …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Hey Google, stop trying to redefine privacy
Privacy was one of the themes of Google’s I/O keynote this year, and that’s understandable given what the competition has been doing all these years. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Is Amazon creepier than Google at this point?
Did someone distribute a privacy-related memo of some kind at Amazon recently — one that declares, at this point, there are no rules anymore? Because …
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 …
