Following serious allegations brought up by the Guardian, the US Senate has a few privacy-related questions it would like to ask the people in charge over at Whisper, the self-proclaimed “safest place on the internet”.
Tag Archives: Tracking
Whisper CTO trashes reports that it tracks even those users who turn off geolocation
Supposedly anonymous social media app Whisper actually tracks some users – particularly newsworthy ones – even after they’ve specifically opted out of geolocation, according to reports.
Apple faces class action suit for tracking users without consent
A Californian plaintiff says that nobody at Apple ever told her about tracking her whereabouts, nor did anybody ever ask for her permission. She says she only found out about it by watching a recent Chinese state TV report about iPhone being a security risk to the state. 
UK city of York dangles free Wi-Fi in exchange for its residents’ data
The UK city of York is planning to roll out citywide free Wi-Fi. Correction: it’s only “free” if you don’t count the privacy you stand to lose. 
Facebook to let advertisers see where you’re surfing
Like many services already do, Facebook’s now going to mix in our browsing histories with the advertising stew. It’s also introducing a tool that lets us see (and edit) the dossiers they keep on us, so we can finally get a glimpse into why they think we like what they seem to think we like. 
US court finds warrantless tracking of mobile phones unconstitutional
In what the ACLU calls a “huge victory”, an appeals court on Wednesday ruled that such warrantless search violates the US Constitution. 