UK privacy watchdog fines Clearview £7.5 million and orders database purge
Clearview says the UK has no jurisdiction to hand it fines
New Twitter game attempts to simplify the social media giant's privacy policy
The Nintendo-like game is designed to reach a wider audience than the typical wall of words
India tells VPN, cloud, and crypto companies to collect user data or face imprisonment
They must also store user data for five years
Who was the tech CEO that in 1999 said, "You have zero privacy anyway..."?
Was it Google's Eric Schmidt, Scott McNealy or Mark Cuban?
China's Twitter equivalent to publish IP addresses and location data of users
Some people support Sina Weibo's move
Google can now remove search results containing your phone number, address, or email
Helping to prevent doxxing
Google Play Store's labels will become more descriptive, but not necessarily more truthful
Android to receive Apple App Store-style privacy nutrition labels
Google makes it easier to reject tracking cookies in Europe after fines from watchdogs
A step in the right direction
Google Play store bans call-recording apps
Only Google's own apps, pre-installed apps, and side-loaded apps can record calls
WhatsApp tests feature that hides your "Last Seen" status
The new setting is being rolled out to beta testers
Tim Cook defends Apple's position against app sideloading once more
Apple CEO thinks data harvesters would abuse sideloading
macOS users can now sign up to test DuckDuckGo's desktop privacy browser
DuckDuckGo expands its browser testing pool
Survey of police records show one-third of AirTag incidents involve stalking
But surely the problem is not exclusive to Apple, is it?
Android users can now erase the last few minutes of weird searches
It's been nearly a year since it was announced
Meta to introduce parental controls for Quest VR
Part of a larger introduction of parental controls across the company's products
The Osom OV1 is a privacy-focused phone landing later this year
The new device is widely seen as the spiritual successor to the Essential PH1
Ukraine urges Tim Cook to block the Apple App Store in Russia
US tech companies face mounting pressure to restrict Russian access to their services
Windows built-in data wiping tool is leaving behind sensitive information
What is your data wiping strategy?
Apple Store employees reportedly using Android phones to hide unionization plans from bosses
Staff say their wages haven't kept up with inflation
Google announces Privacy Sandbox for Android to limit user-level ad tracking
The new system won't be ready for at least two years, but it will be ditching Android's current Advertising ID
Zoom fixes macOS issue that could have left microphones active after calls ended
If it has a microphone, assume someone is listening at all times
IRS will transition away from facial recognition after wave of criticism
A major win for privacy advocates
UK brings back plans for porn site age verification checks using passports, credit cards
Will an upper lip be the only thing that's stiff in the UK?