online privacy
Tech Giants Won’t Name Foreign Companies They Give US ‘Bidstream’ Data To
The data from companies such as Google, Twitter, AT&T, and Verizon can include GPS coordinates and browsing history.
The ACLU Is Coming For Biden and Klobuchar in New Hampshire
The two moderates failed to commit to requiring the government to seek warrants before requesting information about individuals from Google or Facebook.
Facebook apparently forgot it was collecting new users’ email contacts
For three years, 1.5 million new users had their contacts uploaded to Facebook’s servers without their knowledge or consent.
Facebook pays teenagers $20 a month to monitor what they do online
In exchange for a $20 gift card, volunteers between 13 and 35 gave Facebook root access to their phone.
TikTok, the App Super Popular With Kids, Has a Nudes Problem
TikTok is seen as being child-friendly. But a section of the social media platform is dedicated to hunting for nude images from its underage users.
Facebook is so afraid of this man it smeared him as both backed by George Soros and anti-Semitic
Meet the founder of "Freedom From Facebook," who was targeted by Definers, the PR firm Facebook hired to discredit its critics.
Tim Cook insists China isn't using Apple to spy on its citizens
iPhone data of Chinese iPhone users is stored in China, but Tim Cook says the keys are safe here in the U.S.
Tim Cook says a Facebook-like data breach won't happen at Apple: “Privacy is essential to liberty"
In a wide-ranging, exclusive interview, Tim Cook explains the company's focus on privacy, why they banned Alex Jones, and why Apple will never go the way of Facebook.
Google Chrome Made a Small UI Tweak, and People Are Freaking Out
A new feature on the latest version of the Chrome browser led some security and privacy experts to think Google is now secretly logging users into Chrome to surreptitiously track their browsing habits.
People are using your Facebook data to sell you corny T-shirts
Facebook’s not just changing the course of American presidential history, it’s also being used by T-shirt companies to make very customized, very targeted, and very corny T-shirts.
Apple protects your privacy, and Siri sucks because of it
Apple regularly touts itself as the company that doesn’t want to collect your personal data. And that's a liability when it comes to making Siri better.
What is GDPR? How the EU’s new data privacy law gives people more power online
Tech companies have always refused to disclose the inner workings of their algorithms. But now, they might no longer have a choice.