Online Privacy Becomes Critical If Roe v. Wade Is Overturned
One of the first things many women do when they find themselves needing an abortion is seek advice online. That won’t change no matter what the Court rules. But if they…
Data Broker Is Selling Location Data of People Who Visit Abortion Clinics
A location data firm is selling information related to visits to clinics that provide abortions including Planned Parenthood facilities, showing where groups of people visiting the locations came from, how…
Your iOS app may still be covertly tracking you, despite what Apple says
Last year, Apple enacted App Tracking Transparency, a mandatory policy that forbids app makers from tracking user activity across other apps without first receiving those users’ explicit permission. Privacy advocates…
How to stop your cell provider from sharing (some of) your data
Smartphones are intimate companions: We cradle them in our hands, and hold them close to our chests. They greet us each morning, and whisper in our ears at night. We…
Study of Apple’s ATT impact highlights competition concerns
An interesting new study of 1,759 iOS apps before and after Apple implemented a major privacy feature last year which required developers to ask permission to track app users —…
If you use your personal phone for work, say goodbye to your privacy
The lack of workplace digital privacy has become a hot topic with the recent firing of four Google employees for what Google says were violationssuch as unauthorized accessing of company documents and the…
FBI investing millions in software to monitor social media platforms
Users of social media platforms might want to be careful what is posted moving forward, as law enforcement officials may be watching. The FBI has invested millions of dollars into…
Your digital footprints could help hackers infiltrate computer networks
When you use the internet, you leave behind a trail of data, a set of digital footprints. These include your social media activities, web browsing behavior, health information, travel patterns,…
Meta says its Anonymous Credentials Service (ACS) will help reduce data collection activities
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How to use Oculus Quest 2 Virtual Reality with an anonymous Facebook Account
So I am definitely against a Facebook account but yet my business has one. The reason is that Facebook isn't just a website any more but a technology behemoth that…