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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 Owaida • 28 Jan 2020
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 Owaida • 24 Jan 2020
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 Owaida • 22 Jan 2020
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 Pastorino • 21 Jan 2020
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 Owaida • 15 Jan 2020
Google disables Xiaomi smart home integration after camera bug
A Xiaomi security camera owner reports receiving random images from strangers’ homes
Amer Owaida • 03 Jan 2020
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 Owaida • 10 Dec 2019
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 Anscombe • 05 Dec 2019
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 Owaida • 13 Nov 2019