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Tag Archives: privacy policy
Wacom driver caught monitoring third-party software use
Graphics tablet company Wacom can collect data unconnected to its products, such as which applications users open on their computers.
Facebook will let parents see kids’ chat history, peer into inbox
It’s revamping Messenger Kids with new parental controls and updated information on its children’s data policy.
Microsoft now reviewing Skype audio in ‘secure’ places (not China)
A former contractor in Beijing: “It sounds a bit crazy now […] that they gave me the URL, a username and password sent over email.”
Apple apologizes for humans listening to Siri clips, changes policy
Apple is turning off automatic review of Siri audio and locking it down so that only Apple employees get to listen to it.
‘Privacy policy change’ hoax infects Instagram; it confirms it’s crud
Multiple celebs fell for this one. Don’t believe them – it’s as much as a hoax as it’s always been.
Sacramento admits to tracking welfare recipients’ license plates
For 2 years, welfare investigators used a huge database of automated license plate reader images to sniff out fraud, without audit or policy.
More browser extensions and apps caught spying on users
The pop-up blocking function of many apps and browser extensions appears to obscure an ulterior motive – spying on a user’s web traffic.
Smart TVs are spying on you through your phone
Smart TVs in millions of homes are using other devices on the same network in order to snitch on everything you watch and everywhere you go.
Snapchat, less ghostly than ever, now lets you pay to replay snaps
The paid replay option only allows you to replay any given snap once, but that’s still one more time than you might expect for an image that’s supposed to “disappear” after it’s viewed.