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All posts tagged "Privacy"
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835Entertainment / Security / Tech / TVHere’s how TV streaming services are tracking user data
Internet-connected streaming services provide subscribers with a vast library of content from several channels.
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952Security / TechIs free Wi-Fi worth your social media account?
Free Wi-Fi is not worth giving your private data, or control over your data to anyone.
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653Google / Security / TechGoogle is alerting some users it shared their Google Photos data with strangers
Google says the affected user base is a small number so maybe this has not affected you.
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756Security / TechRing Control Center rolling out to users offering privacy and security dashboard
With the video request tool, police cannot see your video recordings unless you explicitly choose to share them by responding to a...
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704Security / TechLive facial recognition cameras are going live in London
Live facial recognition cameras were first used in the United Kingdom back in 2016 during the Notting Hill carnival.
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988Editorial / Security / TechThe Dirty Underside to Privacy Exposure and what WE need to do about it
There is no reason at all for any company to be selling databases of user information to another company.
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732Security / TechInfographic: Is the future of security biometric?
Currently, the global market for biometrics is $14 billion, and 63% of Americans say they want to use fingerprint scanners on their...
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673Security / TechGoogle user data requests from governments keep climbing
The majority of people now have some sort of digital fingerprint and there's an effort to gain access to those fingerprints.
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731Security / TechInfographic: Online dating and cybersecurity
Chances are if you consider online dating to be risky you are of a certain generation that dated before the internet and...
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668Android / iOS / Mobile / Security / TechInfographic: Smartphone apps, privacy, and how to secure your mobile data
Every second on the internet there are 946 Instagram photos uploaded, 8690 Tweets, 77,783 Google searches, 2,845,459 emails sent.
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697Apple / TechWant to get around paywalls? Try Apple’s Safari browser in private mode
When you visit these sites, you're presented with a short excerpt from the article and then asked to subscribe to read more.
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678Security / TechMicrosoft study finds parents may be sharing too much information about their teens online
Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram are where many people are living their social lives and sharing photos is as simple as a few...
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1.1KEditorial / Security / TechHave we reached peak Privacy Paranoia?
The privacy angle is the sensationalism of the moment. The media pushes this stuff daily and now we have innovation being impacted...
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824Business / Security / TechFacebook fined record $5 billion by FTC for privacy violations
According to the FTC, the fine is the "largest ever imposed on any company for violating consumers' privacy."
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954Google / Security / Smart Home & Smart Device Reviews / TechGoogle confirms its contract workers can listen to what you say to your Google Home
Belgian broadcaster VRT obtained the recordings and claim that of more than 1,000 clips, 153 clips were captured by Google in error.
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1.3KApple / iOS / Mobile / Security / TechThe Spy-Fy iPhone case wants to protect your privacy
The Spy-Fy iPhone privacy case comes in four colors for an added sense of style.
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1.8KSecurity / TechWhat does Black Mirror teach us about privacy and security?
One of the central themes that Black Mirror highlights is the risk that technology poses to personal privacy and online safety.
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1.7KBusiness / Editorial / Security / TechCan tech companies like Facebook really protect your privacy when it’s your privacy they profit from?
Yesterday we reported that CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg was making deals with app developers and 3rd parties in exchange for user...
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931Security / TechCurious about what sort of data big tech is collecting about you? This tool will show you
The folks over at VPNMentor have a tool in which you can see what data companies are collecting.
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1.5KSecurity / Smart Home & Smart Devices / TechHow to prevent Amazon from listening to your Alexa use
Luckily, you can disable your Alexa interactions from being sent to Amazon for further analysis by following the steps below.
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885Business / Security / Smart Home & Smart Devices / Tech[Updated] Amazon employees are tasked with listening to what you ask Alexa
From soundbars to smart televisions and everything in between, you're sure to find one of those two assistants on a device.
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1.1KBusiness / Security / TechMark Zuckerberg wants to shift gears on Facebook and make it more privacy-focused
Zuckerberg notes in his blog post how the company has helped connect friends, communities and interests in what he calls a "digital...
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2.2KEditorial / Google / Security / TechThe Data Cartel: Can the monopolies of Google, Facebook, and Amazon be broken?
The data cartel is the advertising/technology behemoths that are Google, Facebook, and Amazon.
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1.6KSecurity / TechUPDATED: [MWC 2019] Cybersecurity experts identify now-patched vulnerability in Amazon’s Ring video doorbell
The hack revealed unencrypted transmission of audio and/or video footage to the Ring application allows for arbitrary surveillance and injection of counterfeit...
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1.5KSecurity / TechRemo+ launches new US$99 RemoBell S video doorbell
Like other popular platforms, Remo+ offers you the ability to view your recordings from their cloud.
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910Business / Security / TechNew York Governor Andrew Cuomo is going to investigate Facebook over privacy practices
"Sharing information across apps on your iPhone or Android device is how mobile advertising works and is industry standard practice,” a Facebook...
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1.3KSecurity / TechInfographic: Don’t let cybercriminals spoil your day
Here you'll learn some cool facts about cyber-crime and the truth about some of the myths that cybercriminals would love you to...
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874Google / Security / TechGoogle failed to disclose there was a microphone on its Nest Secure device
Some users may have skipped the Nest Secure had they known it contained a microphone.
