Path CEO grilled by Tim Cook and Apple over privacy
Last month it was discovered that the popular social network Path was uploading entire address books — including email addresses, names and phone numbers — …
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U.S. Senator asks FTC to investigate Apple and Android
Charles Schumer, a Democratic Senator from New York, has asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Apple and Google over reports that applications on both …
Gmail users claim Google is sending unauthorized spam emails from their accounts [updated]
In what can only be described as yet another set back for Google’s privacy battle, Gmail users are accusing the search giant of accessing their …
Like iOS apps, Android apps can secretly access photos thanks to loophole
The New York Times reported on Tuesday that due to a permission loophole, third party app developers could access an iPhone’s photo gallery app. The …
Permission loophole gives developers access to iOS photo library and location history
Earlier this month it was revealed that the popular social networking app Path was uploading entire iPhone address books to the company’s servers without first gaining …
Google and other advertisers agree to honor ‘do-not-track’ browser feature
A coalition of Internet giants has agreed to support a “do-not-track” button that can be embedded in most Web browsers. The Digital Advertising Alliance, which …
Jailbreak apps leak private data less than Apple-approved apps, study shows
Last week it was discovered that a number of popular iPhone apps were invading users’ privacy and uploading entire address books to external servers. The data …
Apple amends policy to stop iPhone apps from swiping contact data
Apple remained silent as Path and other developers were called out for ostensibly stealing users’ contact data. Without asking for permission or even notifying users …
Public interest group sues Google to block new privacy policy
A public interest group asked a federal judge on Wednesday to block Google from changing its privacy policy, reports Reuters. The lawsuit comes from the …
New Path update allows users to opt out of contact sharing; CEO apologizes
Yesterday it was revealed that the popular social networking app Path was uploading entire iPhone address books to the company’s server. The data uploaded included …
Popular ‘Path’ app revealed to secretly upload all iPhone contacts to its servers [updated]
Path, the popular social network that competes with the likes of Instagram, may be uploading your iPhone’s entire address book up to its servers. Arun …
EU tells Google to stop rolling out privacy changes
Regulators with the European Union have asked Google to stop rolling out new privacy changes that the company originally introduced earlier this month. “Given the …
Microsoft is running anti-Google newspaper ads focused on privacy
Microsoft has started to run anti-Google newspaper ads in a clear effort to sway people from using Google’s services. On Monday, Google announced that it …
Google responds to Congress’s concern over new privacy policy
Google on Monday announced that the company would combine individual privacy policies from a variety of its products into one main policy. Critics of the change …
Google addresses concerns over new privacy policy
Earlier this week, Google announced that the company would combine individual privacy policies from a variety of its products into one main policy. The idea …
Microsoft testing fix for Windows Phone SMS security hole
Microsoft is reportedly testing a fix to a Windows Phone SMS security hole that was first discovered by Khaled Salameh earlier this month. “[Microsoft’s] Security …
All GSM phones vulnerable to major security flaw, hacker says
All GSM phones, such as those that run on T-Mobile and AT&T in the United States, are vulnerable to a major security flaw that could …
T-Mobile USA and Motorola discuss Carrier IQ usage with senate
T-Mobile USA and Motorola have both responded to a request for information on Carrier IQ from Senator Al Franken, and both firms admitted to using …
FBI denies request for information on Carrier IQ
The FBI has denied a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for materials about Carrier IQ, a company that has been in the spotlight recently …
Google Wallet doesn’t properly protect personal data, security firm says
Security firm ViaForensics recently said Google Wallet does not properly protect personal data, including credit card balance information, on a rooted Nexus S smartphone. Google Wallet …
Google chairman: We don’t work with or support Carrier IQ
Google chairman Eric Schmidt recently explained that Google does not support or endorse Carrier IQ, the company that has been accused of secretly bugging phones …
Skype security flaw leaves user locations vulnerable
New York University’s Polytechnic Institute has discovered a Skype security flaw that leaves Skype users’ locations and P2P sharing activity accessible to hackers. The security …
Apple, Samsung and six more companies sued over Carrier IQ scandal
Apple, HTC, Samsung, Motorola, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Carrier IQ have been sued in a federal court by what the lawyers involved have deemed a …
Think Carrier IQ is bad? Wikileaks founder says all smartphones can be hacked with ease
During a recent speech to delivered at the City University in London, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange said that most smartphones can be hacked remotely with …
Lawsuits filed against HTC, Samsung and Carrier IQ
Class action lawsuits have been filed against Samsung, HTC and Carrier IQ. Carrier IQ has been in the spotlight after a security expert revealed that …
Senate gives Carrier IQ until December 14th to address privacy concerns
Senator Al Franken, chairman of the Senate subcommittee on privacy, technology and law, sent a letter to Carrier IQ on Thursday asking the company to …
Facebook settles privacy suit with FTC; will submit independent audits for 20 years
Facebook settled a privacy lawsuit with the Federal Trade Commission on Friday and agreed to submit independent audits for the next 20 years. The FTC …
Facebook’s Zuckerberg says Google, Yahoo and Microsoft collect data ‘behind your back’ [video]
In a recent interview on the Charlie Rose show, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that Yahoo, Microsoft and Google are secretly collecting user data. …
Verizon tweaks privacy policy; starts sharing your location, web history and more with advertisers
Verizon Wireless began alerting its customers of changes to its official privacy policy on Friday. The carrier confirmed it will now use information for “private …
OS X Lion security flaw allows anyone to change your password
Security blog Defense in Depth has found a glaring security flaw in OS X Lion that enables hackers to change the password of any user …
