Privacy


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How to take charge of your Google privacy settings

How to take charge of your Google privacy settings

How to take charge of your Google privacy settings

Have you had a Google Privacy Checkup lately? If not, when better than Data Privacy Day to audit the privacy of your Google account?

Amer Owaida28 Jan 2020


Google: Flaws in Safari’s privacy tool could enable tracking

Google: Flaws in Safari’s privacy tool could enable tracking

Google: Flaws in Safari’s privacy tool could enable tracking

The browser's anti-tracking feature could apparently give access to users’ browsing habits

Amer Owaida24 Jan 2020


Dating apps share personal data with advertisers, study says

Dating apps share personal data with advertisers, study says

Dating apps share personal data with advertisers, study says

Some of the most popular dating services may be violating GDPR or other privacy laws

Amer Owaida22 Jan 2020


3 ways to browse the web anonymously

3 ways to browse the web anonymously

3 ways to browse the web anonymously

Are you looking to hide in plain sight? Here’s a rundown of three options for becoming invisible online

Cecilia Pastorino21 Jan 2020


Google to end support for third-party cookies in Chrome

Google to end support for third-party cookies in Chrome

Google to end support for third-party cookies in Chrome

The company will also soon launch anti-fingerprinting measures aimed at detecting and mitigating covert tracking and workarounds

Amer Owaida15 Jan 2020


Google disables Xiaomi smart home integration after camera bug

Google disables Xiaomi smart home integration after camera bug

Google disables Xiaomi smart home integration after camera bug

A Xiaomi security camera owner reports receiving random images from strangers’ homes

Amer Owaida03 Jan 2020


Data leak exposes 750,000 birth certificate applications

Data leak exposes 750,000 birth certificate applications

Data leak exposes 750,000 birth certificate applications

A variety of sensitive information has been there for the taking due to an unsecured cloud storage container

Amer Owaida10 Dec 2019


Face scanning – privacy concern or identity protection?

Face scanning – privacy concern or identity protection?

Face scanning – privacy concern or identity protection?

What issues would face scanning attached to a mobile device resolve and, if used correctly, would it make the incursion into my privacy acceptable?

Tony Anscombe05 Dec 2019


Facebook bug turns on iPhone camera in the background

Facebook bug turns on iPhone camera in the background

Facebook bug turns on iPhone camera in the background

A recent update to Facebook’s iOS app introduced a bug that had some users worried

Amer Owaida13 Nov 2019