January 15th, 2021 | General | No Comments Yet
Parler Leaked User Location Data This week in Privacy News, we see some updates on whatsapp/facebook and Big Sur. Also, New York is proposing more hiring laws, Linksys motion routers are back, and another fitness tracker appears on the market. Finally, Parler leaked a lot of location data. We conclude with some security news. Facebook […]
January 8th, 2021 | General | No Comments Yet
They Watch Your In Your Sleep This week in Privacy News, we look at how COVID contact tracing data is being used by police, another Telegram news article, and Intels new Facial Scan system. Also, Facebook wants all your Whatsapp data, Apple shows how invasive they are, and Apple might make make things worse with […]
December 18th, 2020 | General | No Comments Yet
Schools Using FBI Hacking Tech On Your Kids This week in Privacy News, we look at some government and groups who are looking into several big tech firms. We also look at a new service from Amazon, the future of travel, and the FBI tools that schools are using. We will also look at a […]
December 11th, 2020 | General | No Comments Yet
Proctor Services Under Fire This week in Privacy News, Apple and Google Ban some trackers, Brave has a new curated news feature, and Nintendo opts everyone into data sharing. Also, several privacy-centered lawsuits are coming around including a lawsuit against several online proctoring services. We also look at some security news including a new attempt […]
December 4th, 2020 | General | No Comments Yet
Microsoft’s New Reality Game This week in Privacy News, the Facial ID banning begins, more data breaches occur, Amazon allows Alexa to text, and Microsoft’s new productivity trackers create a game out of employee work dedication. In security news, a school district is blocked from using windows, a new camera attachment for the apple watch […]
November 27th, 2020 | General | No Comments Yet
Facebook Tries to Ban Privacy Browser This week in Privacy News, Amazon Echo Buds can track our run, Apple continues its plan to limit ad tracking. Also, the world gets more dystopian as the military buys user location data and Xi Jinping wants a global tracking system. Finally, Facebook tries to ban a mobile privacy […]
November 20th, 2020 | General | No Comments Yet
UK Govt Tracking Your Every Move This week in Privacy News, we will look at updates to Mac certification checks, a new smartphone startup, and Google allowing opt-out of data collection. Also, Apple gets another EU lawsuit, an SMS app uploads all your attachments to the Internet, and the UK government tracks all its citizens […]
November 13th, 2020 | General | No Comments Yet
To Rejoin Society, You Must… This week in Privacy and Smart Tech News, we will look at a new electronic skin to replace smart wearables, and then we see some of the new dystopian privacy snafus of our new COVID world. In the smart news, a new smart clock is released while Philips pulls Next […]
November 6th, 2020 | General | No Comments Yet
Google’s New VPN This week in Privacy News, we see some privacy laws passed in the election and Whatsapp claims they will delete messages after a week with a new setting. Also, Walmart and Comcast team up while Google releases a new VPN. Microsoft Kills Control Panel This week in Business News, a few business […]
October 30th, 2020 | General | No Comments Yet
Facebook, Oculus Accounts Gets Worse This week in Privacy News, are your chat link previews a privacy violation? Also, iPhone turns off COVID notifications, a surveillance company spies on women, and Facebook doubles on Oculus accounts. Also in Smart News, Fitbit crosses 500,000 users, we may get self-driving semis, and a new speaker also charges […]