Maps, weather, searches et al. suck up location data in the background, even if Tracking is turned off. Arizona says it’s consumer fraud.
Tag Archives: Privacy
Pablo Escobar’s brother sues Apple for $2.6b over FaceTime flaw
Roberto Escobar says a FaceTime eavesdropping bug led to his address being leaked, assassination threats, and being forced into hiding.
Google may soon add end-to-end encryption for RCS
The dogfood version of the recently updated app shows multiple references to encryption for RCS, the feature-rich successor to SMS messaging.
Internet giants unite to stop warrantless snooping on web histories
7 internet giants, including Mozilla, Reddit and Twitter, asked the House to do what the Senate narrowly missed doing: protect browsing history.
What is the dark web? Your questions answered, in plain English
Watch this new video from our YouTube channel – the dark web explained without jargon or judgment.
FBI finally unlock shooter’s iPhones, berate Apple for not helping
The FBI’s Apple problem.
Senate renews warrantless collection of web histories
The government can keep on surveilling your online life without a warrant. An amendment to ban it failed by just one vote.
Woman stalked by sandwich server via her COVID-19 contact tracing info
She wanted a sub, not Facebook, Instagram and SMS come-ons from the guy who served her and intercepted her contact-tracing details.
TikTok’s handling of child privacy gets another watchdog’s attention
Use of the kid-addicting, video-sharing app is exploding during lockdown, triggering yet another inquiry into how safe it is for young ones.
Dating app user logins found on hacking forum
3.5 million user logins for the MobiFriends dating app are being offered for free on a popular dark web hackers forum.