Are Modern-Day Smart TVs Safe? The Answer In This New Study Might Shock You
Watching television is one of the most common pastimes around the globe. Today, smart TVs are on the rise but did you ever consider how you might n…
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PayPal Makes Silent Change To Its Sharing User Data Policy And It’s Set On Default
PayPal has made a new change to its policy for collecting user data and sharing it. Furthermore, the shocking part is that it’s set to default. T…
Popular Education Apps Are Asking for Dangerous Permissions — Here’s What You Need to Know
Cybernews examined 25 popular learning and education apps with millions of downloads on Google Play and found out that most of these apps can spy …
Meta fined $101.5M for 2019 breach that exposed hundreds of millions of Facebook passwords | TechCrunch
Reset your clocks: Meta has been hit with yet another privacy penalty in Europe. On Friday, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced a …
Could Hackers Be Spying on Your Phone Right Now? The Shocking Truth About SS7!
The idea of digital privacy at the personal level is no less than a mirage: everyone thinks that their privacy is ensured, but it is not. The looph…
The Tor Project Reassures Users About Network’s Safety Despite New Alarming Report About Its Dangers
The Tor Project is assuring users that this network is very safe after an investigative report spoke about the dangers related to the privacy tool…
Warrant Canary: What This Secret Message by Service Providers Means for Users
Warrant canaries have been employed since the early years of this century by online service providers for protecting and retaining the privacy of t…
Why Using A VPN Is Crucial To Use In This Technical Era
Every day the more becomes more interconnected through various networks, most of them being online. The internet plays a vital role in our daily liv…
Meta Reaches Massive $1.4 Billion Settlement With Texas Over Facebook’s Tag Suggestions For Photos
While the dispute may have arisen regarding a feature from more than a decade ago, tech giant Meta has finally come to a payment settlement with th…
Apple Takes Direct Aim At Other Browsers While Boasting Safari’s Robust Privacy Features In New Ad
Apple has just rolled out a new and in-your-face marketing campaign promoting its Safari browser. The company has opted to take a direct hit at o…
New Investigation Accuses World’s Big Tech Firms Of Training AI Using YouTube Without Consent
A new report from Proof News is shedding light on AI training carried out by big tech giants using YouTube without consent. A whopping 173k video…
Microsoft Gears Up To Implement ‘iPhone Only’ Usage In The Workplace For Employees In China
Software giant Microsoft is gearing up to implement a new working condition for staffers in China. This includes only using iPhones when in the wor…
Proton Offers Google Docs-Like Feature For Editing, Sharing, and Updating Content In Real-Time Without Privacy Compromises
Leading Swiss tech company Proton has just rolled out a new Docs feature that is very similar to the likes of Google Docs. The new initiative is …
SnailLoad Exploit Revealed: Internet Speed Fluctuations Used to Track Users
While using the internet, many users tend to leave their traces behind without even realizing it. So many features like firewalls, VPN connections…
NCMEC: Instagram, Snapchat Lead in Child Sextortion Cases, Boys Now More Vulnerable
According to a report by National Center of Missing and Exploited Children(NCMEC), there has been an 82% increase in the financial sextortion …
Data Removal Services Become Somewhat Popular in America Amid Privacy Concerns
Whenever you make a personal purchase or sign up for a website, your personal data is sold to data brokers, which sometimes resulting in identity t…
Google Integrates AI in Chrome History, Privacy Issues Arise
Google is rolling out AI across all its products and Chrome is part of that. Recently they added AI to the browsing history feature in Chrome. …
Vacation Goers Warned As Top Travel Apps Can Access And Collect Users’ Sensitive Data
Summertime is upon us all and that means saying hello to vacations galore. Most of us resort to convenient means for holiday planning and that incl…
Automakers, Insurance Companies, And Apps Are Non-Transparently Spying On Your Driving Habits And Hiking Your Insurance Rates
from the there-is-no-privacy dept Tue, Jun 11th 2024 05:24am – Karl Bode In 2023, Mozilla released a report noting that modern cars had the w…