Security / Privacy

Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2022 19:31:00 +0000

Google has scrapped FLoC, its controversial cookie replacement. Now it’s back with Topics—but rivals and privacy experts are still nervous.

Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2022 17:11:58 +0000

Austria’s data regulator has found that the use of Google Analytics is a breach of GDPR. In the absence of a new EU-US data deal, other countries may follow.

Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2022 21:31:20 +0000

Security experts say there’s little reason for the criticism from Europe’s mobile operators and US limitations over the VPN-like iCloud tool.

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:00:00 +0000

One analysis of news outlets found that the median popular right-wing site planted 73 percent more cookies than its left-wing counterpart.

Credit to Author: Gilad Edelman| Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:00:00 +0000

Immigration authorities are purchasing cell phone location data, and it might be totally legal.  

Credit to Author: Molly Schwartz, Wired UK | Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2020 15:00:00 +0000

Your digital self is fragmented and owned by third parties. Kaliya Young has a plan to change that—and make tech fairer for all.

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 18:44:17 +0000

With his “Google Maps Hack,” artist Simon Weckert draws attention to the systems we take for granted—and how we let them shape us.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 20:20:40 +0000

Better anti-tracking measures have become the norm for Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and other modern browsers. But they still disagree on how exactly they should work.