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Tag Archives: Tracking
iPhone apps record your screen sessions without asking
Absent from privacy policies, the tracking came to light after a breach with Air Canada’s mobile app, then password slurping from Mixpanel.
Google’s private browsing doesn’t keep your searches anonymous
DuckDuckGo says you can go right ahead and log out of Google, then enter private browsing mode, but you’ll still see tailored search results.
Instagram tests sharing your location history with Facebook
Instagram is testing Facebook Location History – which allows the tracking of precise locations from your device – in its app.
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.
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.
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.
Facebook’s getting a clear history button
“This is an example of the kind of control we think you should have.”
Facebook: 3 reasons we’re tracking non-users
It’s just how the internet works, Facebook said.
Facebook lets you opt-out of targeted ads but it will still collect your data
Most websites rely upon advertising revenue to survive and Facebook is no exception. Now it wants to boost that income by delivering ads based upon information obtained from what you’ve liked and shared on external sites.