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Tag Archives: Privacy
Apple and Google questioned by Congress over user tracking
Inquiring lawmakers’ minds want to know, for one thing, whether our mobile phones are actually listening to our conversations.
Why the airplane romance that went viral should worry everyone
Covert footage taken of two strangers on a plane went viral as people mooned over The Lovebirds In The Air (And Mucho Spying) Affair.
Privates on parade: fitness tracker app reveals sensitive user details
Another online fitness tracking app – Polar Flow – is giving up sensitive information. But this time, it’s revealing the names and home locations of government personnel.
What sensitive data is lurking on your old SD card?
SD cards – those tiny devices that go into your camera or tablet – may be small, but they can hold a lot of revealing information.
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.
Chrome and Firefox pull history-stealing browser extension
An extension used by about two million people has been pulled by Chrome and Firefox after it was found exfiltrating browsing data.
Your smartphone can watch you if it wants to, study finds
Internet users have grown used to the idea that they can be tracked and profiled as they browse the web, but what about the specific risks of smartphones?
Tor-linked nonprofit raided by police
They were after the authors behind a blog calling for violent protests but didn’t even bother with the authors’ email provider.
Want to beat facial recognition? Join the Insane Clown Posse
The black and white clown makeup worn by the rap duo and their fans fools facial recognition.