Users should get more control over personal data, as Google started rolling out its new data safety section on the Play Store. This requires developers to inform users about the collection of data, the access to it and mention the collected data.
Control over personal…
The technology that allows Facebook facial recognition violated state privacy protection. This is what Texas attorney general’s office said and sued Meta’s Facebook.
According
to the office, the giant’s technology violated state privacy
protections.
Firefox is the latest and most important browser to incorporate the Global Privacy Control. The GPC – mandatory for EU countries and California businesses – restricts companies from storing or sharing personal data.
Global Privacy Control on Firefox Nightly…
Identity theft will have one more serious "enemy" in the U.S.A.
September 15, 2021
An
identity theft bureau which will work on improving data security and
privacy will start working soon in the United States. The US House of
Energy and Commerce Committee voted recently to provide the Federal
Trade Commission (FTC) with $1 billion.
The money come in…
China passed an online privacy law to protect consumers from scams and the large tech companies that have been hoovering up personal data. The new law is aimed at preventing businesses from collecting sensitive personal data.
An online privacy law or a farce?
Under…
Zoom, which lets people make video meetings, agreed to a $85 million settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit. The lawsuit claimed that Zoom violated user privacy by collecting and sharing data with third-party software integrations.
Nevertheless, the preliminary…
Determined to stop ads? You’ve probably been irritated at some point by ads that have popped up on your screen.
But there are more than 200 ad
blockers on the market. So, which one should you install? Read this
guide to learn how to choose the best solution for your…
Firefox brings better privacy protection, as it announced Total Cookie Protection. The new feature prevents third-parties from tracking users.
A new level for privacy protection
The new feature is built into Enhanced Tracking Protection, for desktop. Thus, the…
Google integrates with the latest version of TCF (Transparency and Consent Framework) v2 released by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) Europe.
The decision should provide users “with transparency and control over how their data is used – and ensure their…
Users’ privacy seems to be the biggest “loser” after the CEOs of Facebook, Apple, Google and Amazon testified in front of the Congress. Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai and Jeff Bezos tried to emphasize that users are in control of their data, but avoided…
