privacy

Facebook Lets Users Prevent Targeted Advertising With New Tool
Facebook Lets Users Prevent Targeted Advertising With New Tool
August 20, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook announced it has launched a new privacy tool so users can prevent their information from being sent to the site for targeted advertising. The...

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New Facebook Feature Separates Web Browsing From Social Profiles
New Facebook Feature Separates Web Browsing From Social Profiles
August 20, 2019  |  Facebook

To allow users to separate their web browsing history from their personal profiles, Facebook finally finished a new feature. The move, however, could make advertising...

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App Developers Don’t Like Apple’s New Privacy Rules
App Developers Don’t Like Apple’s New Privacy Rules
August 19, 2019  |  Apple

A group of app developers has written to Apple CEO Tim Cook about privacy changes to the company’s iOS 13 operating system that they claim...

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Google Stops Sharing Phone Data With Carriers Over Regulatory Fears
Google Stops Sharing Phone Data With Carriers Over Regulatory Fears
August 19, 2019  |  Google

Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has stopped providing a service to wireless companies that showed them weak spots in their coverage, according to a report by...

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EU Could Hand Down Facebook Privacy Decisions By Year End
EU Could Hand Down Facebook Privacy Decisions By Year End
August 12, 2019  |  Regulation

The European Union’s Facebook investigations under the bloc’s new privacy laws could wrap up by the end of this year, The Wall Street Journal reported on...

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Court: Facebook Biometric Data Lawsuit Will Proceed
Court: Facebook Biometric Data Lawsuit Will Proceed
August 08, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook has lost an appeal to throw out a class action lawsuit alleging that it improperly used and stored biometric data on millions of users,...

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FBI Wants More Access To Facebook Data To Monitor Threats
FBI Wants More Access To Facebook Data To Monitor Threats
August 08, 2019  |  Regulation

The Federal Bureau of Investigation wants to be able to have more access to social media to monitor potential threats, according to a report in...

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Luxembourg Regulator Raises Alexa Privacy Issues
Luxembourg Regulator Raises Alexa Privacy Issues
August 08, 2019  |  Amazon

The privacy watchdog in Luxembourg, where Amazon has its European headquarters, has reached out to Amazon to get more info about its voice assistant, Alexa,...

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Russia’s Watchdog Investigates Apple For Anti-Competition Practices
Russia’s Watchdog Investigates Apple For Anti-Competition Practices
August 08, 2019  |  Apple

Apple is facing Russian scrutiny following a cybersecurity complaint that it is taking advantage of its controlling market position, Russia’s anti-monopoly watchdog told Reuters on...

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