More Privacy - Page 16
Twitter exploit let 'bad actors' match phone numbers to accounts
This could be a serious problem for political dissidents.
By Jack Morse
Hackers keep getting access to your data. Is Amazon to blame?
Yes, there's a common thread.
By Jack Morse
Surprise, Ring for Android reportedly shares your data with third parties
More privacy issues for the security doorbell company.
Facebook finally launches 'Clear History' button for real
You can finally tell Facebook to stop creeping on you, sort of.
By Alex Perry
In the internet era, public libraries are more vital than ever
Why the institution's data literacy efforts is especially important in the age of Google, Amazon, and Facebook.
By Haidee Chu
New Jersey halts police use of creepy Clearview AI facial-recognition app
This is a good first step.
By Jack Morse
Your medical info is caught in a battle between privacy and access
A tug of war over your doctor's notes.
By Rachel Kraus
How Britain's new child privacy protections will impact the internet
Big changes are coming.
By Sam Haysom
A facial recognition company dug up billions of photos from Facebook and beyond
More than 600 law enforcement agencies are using the creepy AI tool.
By Sasha Lekach
Apple is testing a feature to let iPhone 11 owners totally turn off location tracking
Apple's working on fixing a minor privacy hiccup in the newest iOS beta.
By Alex Perry
Facebook just lost a court battle to cover up possible privacy abuses
Get ready for disclosure.
By Jack Morse
Google will 'phase out' cookies in Chrome — just not anytime soon
It will take at least two years.
By Karissa Bell
Trump stumbles into encryption debate, tells Apple to unlock iPhones
The president wants his backdoor, and he won't let logic or reason get in the way.
By Jack Morse
Report: Grindr, OkCupid send your private data to third-party companies
Like, your *seriously* private data. Yeah, *that* stuff.
By Jack Morse
College students demand schools ban facial recognition
A different sort of culture war.
By Rachel Kraus
Verizon launches privacy-oriented search engine OneSearch
The search engine offers up features like "self-destructing" search result links.
By Matt Binder
Ring admits its employees tried to access customers' private video
The company copped to the fact in a letter to Congress.
By Jack Morse
U.S. to collect and store DNA from teenagers detained at the border
Yes, that can include U.S. citizens.
By Jack Morse
Facebook revamps 'privacy checkup' to help manage data settings
The new privacy feature will help you control how your data is used – if you can find it.
By Karissa Bell
Major new privacy law in 2020: What you need to know about the CCPA
Are you ready for the CCPA?
By Matt Binder
Obama praises book that slams his White House for its Google relationship
'The Age of Surveillance Capitalism' is a great read, says the president it criticizes.
By Matt Binder
5 bold tech predictions for 2020
You're going to spend so much money on Instagram. Sorry.
By Mashable Staff
Messaging app ToTok is reportedly a secret UAE surveillance tool
Delete it immediately.
By Amanda Yeo
Database with phone numbers of 267 million Facebook users shared online
Beware phone calls and texts from unknown numbers.
By Matt Binder
