privacy

Facebook: User shadow data, including phone numbers may be used by advertisers

The worst suspect is a disconcerting reality, Facebook admitted that advertisers were able to access phone numbers of its users…

6 years ago

Trend Micro Apps removed from Mac App Store after being caught exfiltrating user data

Several anti-malware apps developed by Trend Micro have been removed from the Mac App Store because they were harvesting users'…

6 years ago

A growing number of iOS apps collect and sell location data

A growing number of iOS apps currently collect location data, WiFi network IDs and other data, from iPhone users and sell…

6 years ago

Privacy-oriented Linux OS Tails 3.9 is out, what’s new?

The popular Debian-based distribution Tails “The Amnesiac Incognito Live System” is out. The Tails 3.9 is available online with the biggest…

6 years ago

Google paid million dollars to track offline purchases using Mastercard Data

Google has paid Mastercard millions of dollars to access offline transactions of its users, the news was revealed by Bloomberg.…

6 years ago

Twitch bug may have exposed some users messages to others

A glitch in the live streaming platform Twitch may have exposed some of its users' private messages to other users. The company…

6 years ago

Google tracks users’ movements even if they have disabled the “Location History” on devices

According to the AP, many Google services on both Android and iPhone store records of user location even if the…

6 years ago

Facebook faces £500,000 fine in the U.K. over Cambridge Analytica scandal

Facebook has been fined £500,000 ($664,000) in the U.K. for its conduct in the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal. Facebook has been…

6 years ago

A Samsung Texting App bug is sending random photos to contacts

Some Samsung devices are randomly sending photos taken with the camera to contacts in the address book without permission. Do…

6 years ago

The Social network giant Facebook confirms it shared data with 61 tech firms after 2015

On Friday, Facebook provided a 748-page long report to Congress that confirms the social network shared data with at least 61 tech…

6 years ago

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