It’s a gnat bite, critics say: The FTC’s reported fine would be worth about two to three months of YouTube ad revenue.
Tag Archives: Privacy
EFF and Mozilla scold Venmo over app’s privacy failings
The tense stand-off between privacy campaigners and the popular mobile payment app Venmo has taken another turn for the worse.
China’s new face-swapping app Zao gets whiplash-fast privacy backlash
Fast trip: in two days, it debuted, shot to the top of China’s App Store, sparked privacy outrage, and got banned by WeChat.
FBI asks Google for help finding criminals
FBI agents issued Google with a warrant in November 2018, seeking its help with a bank robbery the month before.
Facebook: ‘Technical error’ let strangers into Messenger Kids chats
It won’t happen again, Facebook told senators who wondered how well it’s handling kids’ privacy in the chat app abhorred by kids advocates.
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.
Microsoft may still be violating privacy rules, says Dutch regulator
EU data watchdogs are yet again sniffing at Windows 10.
Humans may have been listening to you via your Xbox
Microsoft has given audio clips to contractors for years, but it says it recently stopped. … For the most part.
Facebook delivers ‘clear history’ tool that doesn’t ‘clear’ anything
The new feature “disconnects,” but doesn’t delete, your browsing history. Facebook will still use it for analytics.
Massive MoviePass database found exposed on public server
Tens of thousands of records with financial data were left in plaintext in a database that wasn’t protected with a password.