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iOS 14, macOS Big Sur, Safari to give us ‘No, thanks!’ option for ad tracking

At WWDC, Apple promised to double down on data protection in its upcoming iOS 14, macOS Big Sur, and Safari releases.

Maps, weather, searches et al. suck up location data in the background, even if Tracking is turned off. Arizona says it’s consumer fraud.

Brave is testing a new defence against fingerprinting: confusing algorithms by randomising some of the data they collect.

The man became a suspect because location data from his Android phone was swept up in a surveillance dragnet called a geofence warrant.

Google’s Super Bowl ad featured an elderly man’s voice as he asked Google Assistant to help him remember details about his late wife.

The US state wants to make sure employers don’t “overstep their bounds” by imposing mandatory employee microchipping.

A new, comprehensive code will compel online services to put children’s health and safety before data-collecting profits.

Google doesn’t want to block third-party cookies in Chrome right now. It has promised to make them obsolete later, though. Wait – what?

Does turning location access off for all your apps mean that location access is off altogether?