FTC finds social media and video streaming services engaged in vast surveillance of consumers
The FTC published a report about the ways social media and video streaming services collect and use our data
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Tor anonymity compromised by law enforcement. Is it still safe to use?
German law enforcement agencies have managed to de-anonymize Tor users after putting surveillance on Tor servers for months.
Read moreFord wants to eavesdrop on passenger conversations to help target ads
Car manufacturer Ford Motor Company has filed a patent application for an in-vehicle advertisement presentation system based on information derived from…
Read moreSnapchat wants to put your AI-generated face in its ads
Snapchat reserves the right to use your selfies to add a personal touch, as in your face, to its advertisements.
Read moreiOS 18 is out. Here are the new privacy and security features
Apple has released iOS 18. We discuss the new privacy and security related features like the very handy Passwords app.
Read more23andMe to pay $30 million in settlement over 2023 data breach
Genetic testing company 23andMe will pay $30 million over a 2023 data breach which ended in millions of customers having data exposed.
Read moreFord seeks patent for conversation-based advertising
Car manufacturer Ford Motor Company has filed a patent application for an in-vehicle advertisement presentation system based on information derived from…
Read moreLondon’s city transport hit by cybersecurity incident [updated]
Transport for London (TfL) is apparently fighting a cybersecurity incident but is rather sparing in providing details
Read moreFacebook scrapes photos of kids from Australian user profiles to train its AI
Meta has admitted to scraping Australian Facebook user’s public photos, posts and other data to train its AI models, including those of kids on adult profiles.
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