Apple Apple answers Congress' questions on customer privacy It says "the customer is not our product" By Rob Thubron, August 8, 2018, 6:02 AM
Security Over 11 million people have installed spyware from 'Big Star Labs' Apps are quietly collecting full browser histories against Google rules By Cal Jeffrey, July 27, 2018, 3:13 PM 10 comments
The Web Facebook suspends Crimson Hexagon pending data handling investigation Company has ties to Washington and the Kremlin and claims access to 'trillions of consumer conversations' By Cal Jeffrey, July 20, 2018, 3:33 PM
Industry The Web Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter want to simplify data transfers between online services Owning your data doesn't mean much if you can't use it By Shawn Knight, July 20, 2018, 10:23 AM
Mobile Data harvesting on low-cost Android handsets is rife in developing countries Cheap phones can come at a high price By Rob Thubron, July 6, 2018, 6:07 AM
The Web Security Exactis exposed 340 million personal records to the internet Chances are it had a file on you By Cal Jeffrey, June 28, 2018, 8:54 PM 14 comments
Google Mobile 4.4 million iPhone users are suing Google over 'unlawful' data collection UK courts will decide the case valued at $4.29 billion By Cal Jeffrey, May 22, 2018, 4:44 PM 15 comments
Industry Google The Selfish Ledger: Google's dystopian vision of populace control through 'total data collection' Machines that know our wants and needs even before we do may be able to twist us to their hidden agendas By Cal Jeffrey, May 17, 2018, 2:32 PM 25 comments
Google Mobile Google investigated by Australian regulator over its Android data harvesting practices Google is costing Aussie users 1GB of mobile data per month, according to Oracle By Rob Thubron, May 15, 2018, 6:07 AM 8 comments
The Web Facebook simplifies its Terms of Service and Data Policy Users have a week to look over the proposed changes and provide feedback By Cal Jeffrey, April 5, 2018, 7:49 AM
The Web Facebook has been collecting detailed call and text logs for years The true extent of Facebook's data harvesting is surprising people By Rob Thubron, March 26, 2018, 6:11 AM 11 comments
Industry MoviePass CEO backpedals on customer tracking The app does not track your every move after all ... now By Cal Jeffrey, March 13, 2018, 12:33 PM
Mobile Security Facebook promotes a VPN under the Onavo brand that collects even more data on you Apparently it thinks VPN stands for 'virtual peeking network' By Cal Jeffrey, February 13, 2018, 5:05 PM 7 comments
Microsoft Software Upcoming Windows 10 update will reveal what data Microsoft is collecting about you Windows 10 Insiders can soon test Microsoft's new Diagnostic Data Viewer By Cohen Coberly, January 24, 2018, 4:35 PM 24 comments
Mobile Google Google cracks down on apps that gather personal data without consent Apps will have to highlight the fact they snoop on users By Rob Thubron, December 4, 2017, 7:26 AM
Security Software Popular WOT browser add-on sold user data, including web histories, without properly anonymizing it By Rob Thubron, November 8, 2016, 2:00 PM
News Around the Web Weekend tech reading: Sonic is back, GeForce Linux performance showcase By Matthew DeCarlo, July 24, 2016, 11:30 AM
Security Apple Apple promises to remove the 256 iOS apps that are collecting your personal information By Devin Kate Pope, October 19, 2015, 2:30 PM
Mobile Security Spotify's apologizes over privacy policy that grants permission to collect photos and other data By Shawn Knight, August 21, 2015, 11:40 AM
Industry Microsoft Microsoft reportedly implementing stronger encryption to combat NSA spying By Justin Kahn, November 27, 2013, 12:30 PM 12 comments
Industry Senators demand that NSA fix inaccuracies in PRISM fact sheet (Update) By Jesse Schoff, June 26, 2013, 5:14 PM 9 comments
Industry Top 10 countries requesting user data from tech companies By Jesse Schoff, June 13, 2013, 12:15 PM 22 comments
Industry Google settles Street View privacy case for $7 million By Shawn Knight, March 12, 2013, 3:30 PM