Google YouTube rolls out new controls aimed at controlling children's content This will have a massive impact on how YouTubers make money on the platform By David Matthews, January 6, 2020, 5:33 PM
Google Hardware Google disables Xiaomi integrations for all its devices after Nest device showed feeds from random homes Xiaomi says it is due to a "caching issue" By Adrian Potoroaca, January 3, 2020, 3:10 PM 10 comments
Industry California's Consumer Privacy Act has taken effect, bringing GDPR-like data protections to the US As long as you live in California, of course By Cohen Coberly, January 2, 2020, 6:25 PM
The Web Security ProtonMail pushes ProtonCalendar into beta For those looking for an alternative to Google's calendar By Eric Hamilton, January 2, 2020, 6:18 AM
The Web French court rules that authorities can scan social media posts for evidence of tax evasion With a few restrictions By Cohen Coberly, December 30, 2019, 12:49 PM
The Web Security Facebook confirms tracking your location even when you've opted out Your precise location is opt-in, but your general location isn't even opt-out By Adrian Potoroaca, December 19, 2019, 11:23 AM 15 comments
Security The Web ACLU sues Homeland Security over 'stingray' phone surveillance Civil liberties advocates want to uncover phone surveillance practices By Adrian Potoroaca, December 12, 2019, 11:57 AM 12 comments
Tech Culture Report finds the US has the largest number of surveillance cameras per person in the world China still leads the overall number of installations with 200 million CCTVs, according to PreciseSecurity By Humza Aamir, December 6, 2019, 7:36 AM 16 comments
Apple Security Apple further clarifies iPhone 11's constant requesting of location data Why didn't you just say that the first time? By Cal Jeffrey, December 5, 2019, 5:46 PM
The Web Security Sprint contractor's unsecured AWS bucket exposed thousands of cell phone bills Most were monthly invoices from Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile subscribers By Cal Jeffrey, December 5, 2019, 12:34 PM
Apple Mobile Apple says iPhone 11 Pro collects user data even when location services are disabled When blocking individual apps By Rob Thubron, December 5, 2019, 5:20 AM 7 comments
Mobile China to require facial recognition scans to subscribe for cellular service It is unknown how long the biometric data will be held By Cal Jeffrey, December 2, 2019, 4:14 PM
Security Electronics FBI reminds people that smart TVs can be hacked Especially bad if your TV has a mic and camera By Rob Thubron, December 2, 2019, 7:35 AM 8 comments
The Web Tech Culture Facebook has a new market research app that pays users for their data The company promises this won't be a privacy nightmare By Adrian Potoroaca, November 26, 2019, 10:37 AM
Tech Culture California's DMV is making $50 million per year from selling private data Your name, address, and registration could be for sale By Rob Thubron, November 26, 2019, 7:56 AM 24 comments
Security Mobile T-Mobile suffers data breach exposing personal information of over 1 million customers The company says it's notified everyone to change their password By Adrian Potoroaca, November 25, 2019, 7:03 PM
Industry Apple Tim Cook: The 'time is now' to have 'rigorous' federal privacy regulation Cook says privacy is one of the 'top issues of this century' By Cohen Coberly, November 22, 2019, 5:12 PM 14 comments
Car Tech Industry Uber will soon record audio during rides... for safety A fine line between privacy and safety By Shawn Knight, November 20, 2019, 2:43 PM 12 comments
Security Police can request Ring videos up to 45 days old and keep them indefinitely Privacy advocates aren't happy By Rob Thubron, November 20, 2019, 8:55 AM 11 comments
The Web Tech Culture TikTok wants to take on Apple Music and Spotify, insists no risk on privacy ByteDance is feeling confident despite Washington's censorship fears By Adrian Potoroaca, November 18, 2019, 12:38 PM
Tech Culture Apple Apple store worker fired for sending customer's intimate photo to his own phone Police are investigating By Rob Thubron, November 15, 2019, 7:37 AM 18 comments
Tech Culture Security Federal judge rules suspicionless device searches at the border are illegal The ruling might lead to a sharp decrease in warrantless searches By Adrian Potoroaca, November 13, 2019, 4:34 PM 7 comments
Security Google Regulators to investigate Google's medical data collection practices Google is 'happy to cooperate' with investigators By Cohen Coberly, November 13, 2019, 11:12 AM
Microsoft Industry Microsoft says it will honor California's digital privacy law throughout the U.S. The company is making it clear it doesn't need your data to make money By Adrian Potoroaca, November 12, 2019, 7:23 AM
Google Security Google has been gathering millions of Americans' health records without their knowledge Something it's legally allowed to do By Rob Thubron, November 12, 2019, 6:15 AM 18 comments