Pavel Durov, the 39-year-old Russian-born billionaire founder and CEO of Telegram, was arrested at Le Bourget airport outside Paris late Saturday evening. The arrest occurred shortly after Durov arrived on a private jet from Azerbaijan and is said to be part of a joint investigation by several agencies investigating alleged failures in content moderation on […]
Read MoreDuckDuckGo today announced the launch of Privacy Pro, a new subscription service that bundles three privacy-focused features together. Privacy Pro includes a VPN for anonymous browsing and secure connections regardless of location, personal information removal for removing personal data from data broker sites, and identity theft restoration should any DuckDuckGo subscriber suffer from an identity […]
Read MoreMeta introduced a paid tier to Facebook and Instagram, which allows users in Europe to opt-out of ads for a fee. According to 28 privacy watchdog organizations, the model should be banned as it might be copied by other companies, completely undermining the GDPR, and would put us in a dangerous position where people would […]
Read MoreFollowing the launch of the Vision Pro, Apple has shared a new document outlining various privacy and security measures for the headset. An overview of some of the Vision Pro’s privacy policies, according to Apple: Where you look before you interact with content is not shared with Apple or the apps you are using, and […]
Read MoreApple has dealt a blow against spyware maker NSO Group and the Israeli firm’s efforts to move Apple’s lawsuit against it to its home country. Apple in November 2021 sued the group and its parent company with the aim of holding it accountable for targeting Apple users with spyware used for surveillance purposes. Judge Donato […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Google found itself in more trouble after it was unable to defend itself in a class action lawsuit where it was under fire for using Chrome users’ data in Incognito Mode. The company argued that it had indicated that it collects and tracks the user’s data even when in Incognito […]
Read MoreLiving in the Information Age necessitates tools that can maintain privacy. Smartphones are some of this era’s most widespread, connected, and versatile devices available to the general public. They’re chock-full of sensors and clever apps, and they’re only getting more complex. Samsung has equipped its Galaxy phones and tablets with a very useful privacy tool […]
Read MoreMeta is rolling out end-to-end encryption for personal messages and calls on Messenger and Facebook, finally delivering on a pledge it committed to some time ago. Messenger encryption originally arrived in 2016 in the form of “secret conversations,” and plans to extend the platform’s cryptographic features have been floated ever since. According to Loredana Crisan, […]
Read MoreUnidentified governments are surveilling smartphone users by tracking push notifications that move through Google’s and Apple’s servers, a US senator warned on Wednesday (via Reuters). In a letter to the Department of Justice, Senator Ron Wyden said foreign officials were demanding the data from the tech giants to track smartphones. The traffic flowing from apps […]
Read MoreEarlier this year, The Wall Street Journal published an in-depth report highlighting instances of thieves watching iPhone owners enter their passcode before stealing the device in order to gain access to the device, data, and money. With knowledge of the iPhone’s passcode, a thief can easily reset the victim’s Apple ID password in the Settings […]
Read MoreAndroid users have continued to take flak from iPhone users for years, since their messages show up in the infamous blue chat bubbles. Messages from other iPhone users are shown in green bubbles, so an iMessage user can always tell if the person they’re texting with is using an Android or an iPhone. Nothing, a […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know According to a new report by CNBC, Microsoft employees were temporarily restricted from accessing ChatGPT. Microsoft stated that it restricted access due to security and privacy concerns. A Microsoft spokesman cites that the block was a mistake and that it occurred while the company was testing endpoint control systems for […]
Read MoreWhatsApp has introduced a new privacy feature that lets you hide your IP address from whoever you call over the encrypted communications platform. As it stands, one-to-one calls over WhatsApp are established as a direct peer-to-peer connection between users. While this ensures the best possible voice quality, it means the connected devices must reveal their […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know President Biden recently issued a comprehensive Executive Order highlighting the government’s concerns over AI technology in regard to its safety and security. The order states that developers of powerful AI tools like ChatGPT and Bing Chat will now be required to provide safety test results and other critical information to […]
Read MoreLe navigateur web, à l’heure actuelle, personne ne peut s’en passer. Que ce soit pour se divertir, travailler, faire des recherches ou du shopping, tout passe par lui. Pourtant, il pose de graves questions quant à la protection de la vie privée de ses millions d’utilisateurs et utilisatrices. En effet, des tiers collectent en permanence […]
Read MoreSamsung Internet is one of the best mobile browsers you can use if you care about privacy. For a 1st-party browser, it goes above and beyond to protect Galaxy smartphone and tablet users from trackers, pop-ups, redirections, malicious downloads, and more. It’s Samsung Internet Week, and today’s topic is privacy. Here, you will find everything […]
Read MoreThat’s why Natalie Ram, a law professor at the University of Maryland, cautions that, although families of missing loved ones may be desperate to get answers, it matters which DNA database they choose. Strict state and national laws govern how CODIS data can be used. Family member reference samples collected for the purpose of identifying […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Lenovo just announced the ThinkCentre M90a Pro Gen 4. The All-in-One PC features a 27-inch QHD display and runs on up to a 13th Gen Intel Core i9 CPU and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 laptop graphics. Pricing for the ThinkCentre M90a Pro Gen 4 has not been shared at this […]
Read MoreStarting on iOS 17, iPadOS 17, and macOS Sonoma, Apple encrypts the titles of Voice Memos stored in iCloud, in addition to the recordings themselves. As a result of this change, Apple says the titles of existing Voice Memos might only show the date and time of the recording on devices running older software versions. […]
Read MoreLow Risk: Users can edit or delete data, Some Risk: Users can edit data, High Risk: Users cannot edit or delete data Third-Party Sharing (Ads and Marketing) Research scientist and privacy expert Razieh Nokhbeh Zaeem calls personally identifiable information the “currency of the internet” because of the myriad ways individualized data is collected, bought, and […]
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