At WWDC, Apple promised to double down on data protection in its upcoming iOS 14, macOS Big Sur, and Safari releases.
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Bot creates millions of fake eyeballs to rip off smart-TV advertisers
The massive ICEBUCKET scheme has, so far, impersonated more than 2m people in 30+ countries, defrauding more than 300 brands of ad dollars.
Brave browser to block web fingerprinting with randomisation
Brave is testing a new defence against fingerprinting: confusing algorithms by randomising some of the data they collect.
GoodRx stops sharing personal medical data with Google, Facebook
The mobile app saves people money but was letting 20 companies know who’s taking antipsychotics, erectile dysfunction and HIV meds, and more.
Facebook sues data analytics firm OneAudience over malicious SDK
Facebook says OneAudience paid developers to install its social-media-profile-looting SDK into their apps to get marketing data for clients.
Google’s Super Bowl ad will make you cry. Or wince.
Google’s Super Bowl ad featured an elderly man’s voice as he asked Google Assistant to help him remember details about his late wife.
Apps are sharing more of your data with ad industry than you may think
Apps like Grindr, Tinder and Happn are (over-)sharing data about sexuality, religion, and location with a shadowy network of data brokers. And it’s not just dating apps that are doing it…
Facebook, Twitter profiles slurped by mobile apps using malicious SDKs
Hundreds of users gave permission to these third-party apps to access their social media accounts, but the apps got more handsy than that.
Facebook flags thousands of kids as interested in gambling, booze
According to a new report, its algorithmic labelling may expose minors to age-inappropriate, targeted advertising.
Apple bans ads, third-party tracking in apps meant for kids
The new policy: Ditch third-party trackers in apps designed for youngsters, lest the app get booted out of the App Store.