It’s good, but also a perfect opportunity for us to remember that Incognito mode doesn’t translate to “I’m invisible!”
Tag Archives: online privacy
Is $100 million enough to save the web from ads?
Mozilla, Creative Commons and Coil are teaming up to launch a $100m fund to drive out advertising and advocate privacy across the web.
Did Facebook know about “View As” bug before 2018 breach?
Even though Facebook protected employees, it failed to fix the vulnerability or to protect most users, a court filing charges.
You can probably be identified from your anonymized data
The idea of de-identifying data has been around for a while. However, a study published this week asserts that it’s even easier to re-identify information than we first thought.
Facebook admits to Messenger Kids security hole
A hole in the supposed closed-loop messaging system allowed children to join group chats with people their parents hadn’t approved.
IoT vendor Orvibo gives away treasure trove of user and device data
Researchers at web privacy review service vpnMentor discovered the data in an exposed ElasticSearch server online. It contains two billion items of log data from devices sold by Shenzen, China-based smart IoT device manufacturer Orvibo.
Broadband providers told to explain how they handle consumer data
The FTC launched a broad inquiry to find out what data they collect, why, who they share it with, and how consumers can change or delete it.
#DeleteFacebook? #DeleteTwitter? #FatLotOfGood that will do you
Your likes, interest and personality can be gleaned from as few as 8-9 friends on social media, whether you’re on the platform or not.
Google fined $57m for data protection violations
In a landmark ruling, France’s data protection commissioner has fined Google 50 million Euros (around $57m) for violating Europe’s privacy laws.
How to protect your Facebook account: a walkthrough
We walk you through the important settings you can change and behaviors you can implement to lock down your privacy on Facebook.