Facebook made a deal with US Federal Trade Commission on fine, but privacy activists say it's too little for the Cambridge Analytica scandal
25 Apr 2020 3:23 PM
Now that the government is preparing to life the coronavirus lockdown, lawmakers will vote on allowing the app to continue tracking citizens
21 Apr 2020 7:04 PM
It is universally recognised that crises like pandemics enable governments to increase surveillance.
21 Apr 2020 12:10 PM
Yes. Its updated privacy policy is a marked improvement on the previous one. But the app needs an end date so it does not set a new normal.
17 Apr 2020 12:49 PM
Hackers are selling users’ email addresses, passwords, personal meeting URLs and host keys, including of companies like Citibank
14 Apr 2020 4:30 PM
Use of facial recognition and other personal data has the potential to set a new normal by resetting our expectations on personal privacy.
09 Apr 2020 9:06 PM
There is little clarity on who can access app data, and if it will be shared with state governments at the frontline of coronavirus response
07 Apr 2020 1:00 PM
Most governments are accessing location data of mobile phone users in anonymised forms, but rights groups worry about privacy breaches.
04 Apr 2020 3:24 PM
None of the protections afforded by a privacy law are in place yet, which leaves our data open to exploitation by tech companies
03 Apr 2020 4:10 PM
Who is to stop governments from continuing to use surveillance technologies even after the pandemic is brought under control?
27 Mar 2020 6:16 PM
The use of personal data is highly sensitive especially after 2011 when the NSA was found collecting phone records without permission.
18 Mar 2020 8:44 PM
Digital rights activists argue that the bill is an indirect way to weaken online encryption in the name of better law enforcement access
11 Mar 2020 7:56 PM
Digital rights activists argue that the bill is an indirect way to weaken online encryption in the name of better law enforcement access.
08 Mar 2020 4:40 PM
The message seems to be setting in: The way you use customers’ information can no longer be ignored.
12 Jan 2020 10:20 AM
Email addresses & phone numbers uploaded by users to meet its security requirements may have been ‘inadvertently’ used for advertising.
09 Oct 2019 1:29 PM
Google Assistant will delete audio data which is older than a few months associated with an account.
24 Sep 2019 9:17 AM
Facebook's Nick Clegg said data-sharing across jurisdictions is more important than where that info is located physically.
13 Sep 2019 2:59 PM
Sensitive data includes personally identifiable information (PII) such as names, credit card numbers, email addresses or phone numbers.
10 Sep 2019 3:38 PM
Google Project Zero team has disclosed information about the discovery of a bug that is able to intercept sensitive information on iPhones.
05 Sep 2019 2:36 PM
Over the years, researchers have found out about many red flags with privacy bluetooth provides.
01 Sep 2019 6:40 PM