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Tag Archives: Privacy
Apple fires employee after he texts customer’s pic to his own phone
An “EXTREMELY PERSONAL”, year-old pic, the woman said, that he had to scroll through 5,000 photos to get to. Police are investigating.
Facebook fixes iPhone camera bug
Facebook was quick to reassure iPhone users this week that it wasn’t secretly spying on them via its app, after someone found the software keeping the phone’s rear camera active in the background.
Warrantless searches of devices at US borders ruled unconstitutional
The border is NOT a constitution-free zone, according to the ruling: No more suspicionless fishing expeditions into travelers’ devices.
Apple pulls Instagram-watching app from store
Apple has yanked an app from its iTunes App Store that allowed Instagram users to follow their friends’ activities on the social network.
Microsoft says it will honor California’s new privacy law across US
Microsoft said CCPA is good news, given the failure of Congress to pass a comprehensive privacy protection law at the federal level.
Apple to fix Siri bug that exposed parts of encrypted emails
Apple may care about your privacy but that doesn’t mean it gets it right all the time, especially when it comes to training its Siri AI assistant.
Leak of 4,000 Facebook documents heaps more trouble on internet giant
This week’s bold rebrand of Facebook to FACEBOOK can’t hide the growing sense that nobody is happy with the company right now.
Facebook confesses 100 devs may have accessed leaked Groups data
It shut down that access in April 2018, or at least thought it did. At least 11 improperly accessed data in the last two months.
Warrant let police search online DNA database
This is a “game changer” when it comes to genetic privacy rights, experts say.