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Read more about the article This site exposes the creepy things in-app browsers from TikTok and Instagram might track

This site exposes the creepy things in-app browsers from TikTok and Instagram might track

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Did you know you’re potentially being tracked when you load an in-app browser on iOS? A new tool reveals exactly how, showing how applications like TikTok and Instagram can potentially…

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Read more about the article FTC Questions VPN Providers Privacy Claims

FTC Questions VPN Providers Privacy Claims

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Two members of Congress have called on the Federal Trade Commission to tackle a digital threat that privacy watchdogs have been concerned about for years: Virtual private network companies continue…

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Read more about the article How to find and remove spyware from your phone

How to find and remove spyware from your phone

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Good article and here are the key steps: 1) Regularly Reboot your phone by Turning it on and off again. 2) Don't click links in strange emails, texts, or video…

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Read more about the article US government is tracking our phones more than we thought – TechCrunch

US government is tracking our phones more than we thought – TechCrunch

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It’s no secret that U.S. government agencies have been obtaining and using location data collected by Americans’ smartphones. In early 2020, a Wall Street Journal report revealed that both Immigration and Customs…

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Read more about the article NSO Group’s reported sale to US contractor alarms cybersecurity experts

NSO Group’s reported sale to US contractor alarms cybersecurity experts

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Could one of the most pernicious spyware vendors in the world soon be operating under the auspices of the American flag? That's the question some are asking in the wake…

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Read more about the article DuckDuckGo confirms tracker blocking limit linked to Microsoft contract

DuckDuckGo confirms tracker blocking limit linked to Microsoft contract

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DuckDuckGo, the self-styled "Internet privacy company" — which, for years, has built a brand around a claim of non-tracking web search and, more recently, launched its own 'private' browser with…

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Read more about the article How Democracies Spy on Their Citizens

How Democracies Spy on Their Citizens

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Commercial spyware has grown into an industry estimated to be worth twelve billion dollars. It is largely unregulated and increasingly controversial. In recent years, investigations by the Citizen Lab and…

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Read more about the article Your iOS app may still be covertly tracking you, despite what Apple says

Your iOS app may still be covertly tracking you, despite what Apple says

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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…

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Read more about the article How to stop your cell provider from sharing (some of) your data

How to stop your cell provider from sharing (some of) your data

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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…

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Read more about the article Apple, Meta, and Discord All Handed User Data Over to Hackers. Now What?

Apple, Meta, and Discord All Handed User Data Over to Hackers. Now What?

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Last week, Meta, Discord, and Apple admitted to a deeply bizarre and troubling mistake: They had all handed user data over to hackers who forged law enforcement emergency data requests…

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