Apple released a new report on Tuesday which refutes accusations that it profits from App Tracking Transparency privacy framework…
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Americans trust Google and Amazon more than Apple to handle their personal data
According to a Washington Post-Schar School poll conducted November 4-22, 2021, Americans trust Google and Amazon more than Apple…
Developer: Apple’s privacy push is an ‘atomic bomb’ for advertisers
Apple’s App Store is designed to be a safe and trusted place for users to discover apps created by developers from around the world…
Zuckerberg now says Facebook may be in a ‘stronger position’ after Apple boosts privacy
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday said he is confident the social media company “will be able to manage through” Apple’s privacy …
How Apple’s upcoming anti-tracking privacy feature hurts Facebook
Apple’s upcoming anti-tracking privacy feature hurts Facebook, which is is particularly worried about losing the ability to track…
Avast antivirus program harvested user data, sold to Google, Microsoft
The Avast antivirus program used by hundreds of millions of people around the world is selling highly sensitive web browsing data to many large companies…
Why Apple is trusted more than Google
Apple’s business model allows it to focus on prioritizing user privacy over selling ad targeting. Google gives away its software and collect data from users…
GOP Senator Josh Hawley bill targets Apple ties to China
Hawley’s bill takes aim Apple and TikTok by prohibiting American companies from storing user data or encryption keys in China…
U.S. appeals court voids Google ‘cookie’ privacy settlement that paid Safari, Explorer browser users nothing
A federal appeals court on Tuesday struck down Google’s class-action settlement meant to resolve claims it invaded the privacy of millions of computer users…
Google killing Allo messaging service
Allo, once the vanguard platform of Google’s plans for messaging, will officially shut down…
Apple CEO Cook talks leadership, social issues at ‘CEO Initiative’ series
Apple CEO Tim Cook is unafraid to speak his mind on issues ranging from data privacy and immigration…
Facebook patents show it can predict when you’ll get married, change jobs, and die
Facebook has been widely recognized for the extreme lengths it takes to collect data on its users…
Apple now lets users download all the data associated with their accounts
Apple has launched a new Data & Privacy website that includes an option for Apple users to download all the data…
Alphabet Inc’s Google could face $4.3 billion claim in U.K. iPhone privacy case
iPhone users suing Google over data-collection claims may be seeking as much as 3.2 billion pounds ($4.29 billion)…
Amazon’s Alexa is randomly laughing and nobody knows why
Some Alexa users may feel like they’ve been dropped into a science fiction story about an artificial intelligence gone awry…
Google could be forced to pay over five million iPhone users £2.7 billion for selling their data without their consent
Google could be forced to pay over five million iPhone users £2.7 billion in compensation…
Google Home Mini spies on everything reviewer said 24/7, transmits recordings to Google’s servers
It was waking up thousands of times a day, recording, then sending those recordings to Google…
37,000 users unwittingly installed a malicious Chrome web browser extension from Google’s Web Store
A fraudulent browser extension was downloaded by 37,000 Chrome users after it sneaked past Google’s Web Store vetting processes…
Your Yahoo account was definitely hacked – here’s what to do
Yahoo has revealed a hack that compromised all 3 billion accounts its services…
Sorry, but Silicon Valley isn’t special anymore
Steve Jobs once said, speaking about the irreverent culture he helped create…
How Google is secretly recording Android settlers, monitoring millions of conversations every day and storing the creepy audio files
Google has effectively turned millions of its users’ smartphones into listening devices
Google Chrome under attack: Have you used one of these hijacked extensions?
Attackers have been phishing developers to compromise Chrome extensions to spread…
Apple’s iPhone turns ten: No product in recent history has changed people’s lives more
The firm’s approach to data privacy will determine Apple’s success in the coming years…
Why Google Assistant can’t beat Apple’s Siri for iPhone users
Some people think Google’s virtual assistant beats Siri in reliability and capability…
Google Assistant features that Apple’s Siri can’t currently match
Earlier this week, Google finally put the Google Assistant onto iPhones..
Alphabet to push Google Assistant to iPhone as standalone app via Apple’s App Store
Google is set to announce a version of its AI-powered assistant for Apple Inc.’s iPhone as soon as Wednesday…
Verizon to buy Yahoo’s core business for $4.48 billion
Verizon said on Tuesday it would buy Yahoo’s core business for $4.48 billion…
Beleaguered Yahoo faces U.S. SEC probe over data breaches
U.S. authorities are investigating whether Yahoo Inc.’s two massive data breaches should…
Yahoo discloses ‘largest hack of all time,’ says hackers stole data from over one billion users
Yahoo said it is forcing all affected users to change their passwords and is invalidating unencrypted security questions…
Find out what your web browser is telling websites about you
our web browser holds a lot of information about you, and this information is available…
Google to try to overcome Pixel phones’ myriad weaknesses with massive advertising blitz
Google’s new ‘Pixel’ smartphone is off to a fast marketing start with $3.2 million in television ads…
Google’s slow, shaky, underpowered, overpriced Pixel XL cannot compete with Apple’s iPhone 7 Plus
Google’s latest effort to show off its vision for ‘Pure Android’ hardware costs the same as Apple’s iPhone 7 Plus…
Think Apple’s iPhone is expensive? Take a look at the price tags on Google’s slow Pixel and Pixel XL phones
For years the Android fanboy argument has been that the iPhone is too expensive and that Android offers…
Yahoo secretly scanned all customer emails for FBI, NSA, sources say
Yahoo Inc last year secretly built a custom software program to search all of its customers’ incoming emails…
Edward Snowden: No matter what, do not use Google’s new Allo messenger app
Google has received much criticism for changes it made to Allo upon its release…
Google to pay $5.5 million for sneaking around Apple’s privacy settings to collect user data
Perhaps if Google had taken its own ‘don’t be evil’ motto to heart…
Irish probe into Apple privacy policies could affect every Apple device user
As it gears up for an audit into Apple, Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner says her office has been strengthened…
Any collection of Apple customer data requires sign-off from ‘privacy czars’
Unlike Google, Amazon, and Facebook, Apple is loathe to use customer data to deliver targeted advertising…
Cybersecurity researchers: Fitness trackers vulnerable to tracking, privacy breaches – but not Apple Watch
The Apple Watch received high marks in the study for data security because it is the only model that is impossible to track over the long term….
Apple takes a swing at privacy-tampling, personal data-guzzling rivals like Google
On numerous occasions over the past year Apple has highlighted key differences between Google and itself when it comes to privacy…
Apple reinvents the privacy policy
Apple has amplified a well-aligned stance on user data being owned by the user to global proportions, taking a very public stance whenever possible…
Apple selling targeted ads, but their new privacy policies shows they think different about tracking
Protecting the privacy and security of your information is a priority for everyone at Apple…
