Comcast thinks it should be able to charge more to preserve your privacy
People get up in arms when it comes to privacy on services like Google and Facebook, but your ISP could gather much, much more information about you if it wanted. That has…
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Apps Might Have Too Much Access to Face ID Data on iPhone X
…However, some privacy advocates have expressed concern (Opens in a new window) over how much access apps have to Face ID. It could actually be kind of a privacy nightmare. The key…
Apple CEO Tim Cook blasts government, private companies for strip-mining user privacy
Tim Cook was honored this week at the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)'s Champions of Freedom dinner, where he spoke strongly about the need for improved user privacy, and blasted rival…
Yahoo, AOL Email Now Scanned for Targeted Advertising
…It lacks all concern for your privacy, because you have zero control over your privacy, nor anything relating to privacy. The closest these changes come to private is if you happen to…
Grab Your DuckDuckGo Privacy-Protecting Email Address Now
…Even the simple act of opening an email can relay data to third parties, but privacy-focused internet firm DuckDuckGo has a solution for that. Last year, DuckDuckGo rolled out its Email…
Epic Games Fined $520M for Alleged Privacy Violations, Unwanted Charges
…The consumer protection agency has charged Epic $520M for multiple privacy violations and for “tricking” users into making purchases they didn’t actually want. According to the FTC, Epic violated the Children…
Facebook Files Patent For Exactly the Kind of Spying It Claims It Doesn't Do
…Maybe you simply aren't all that concerned with privacy in the first place. But it's long past time to stop pretending that Facebook has or will ever treat user privacy…
The iPhone Collects Location Data Even When You Tell It to Stop
Apple spends a lot of time talking about how much it respects your privacy, casting Google as an invasive plight on the common user. However, security researcher Brian Krebs (of Krebs On…
New NSA rules allow agency to share data without privacy protections or terrorism links
…One of the persistent fears of privacy advocates has been that these programs will be expanded into domains with absolutely no relation to terrorism. Now, the Obama administration has drafted rules that…
Lawmakers Urge FTC to Rein in Deceptive VPN Advertising
Digital privacy has always been important, but the letter’s timing is intentional: the lawmakers point specifically to the Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade as they urge…