Disturbing Case of Google Snitching
This week in the Privacy News, TikTok starts testing nearby services, iOS breaks VPNs, and Oracle is accused of selling personal data. Also, an OH court rules against online tutoring services, and Google demonstrates they are watching our phones closely. We also look at some security news.
Can We Trust DuckDuckGo Email?
This week in Business News, notifications destroy our peace, MoviePass is raise from the dead, and a company wants to grow new organs. Also, online ads are problematic for user experience, and DuckDuckGo is now offering privacy email. We also visit SillyVille.
The Articles
Privacy
https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/23/tiktok-testing-nearby-feed/
https://www.techradar.com/news/vpns-on-ios-are-broken-and-apple-seems-not-doing-anything-to-fix-it
https://www.techradar.com/news/oracle-accused-of-selling-personal-data-for-billions-of-users
https://www.wired.com/story/remote-testing-student-room-scans-privacy/
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/aug/22/google-csam-account-blocked
Security
https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2022/08/criminals-socially-engineer-their-way-to-bank-details-with-fake-arrest-warrants
https://news.drweb.com/show/?i=14542
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/email-attack-exploits-microsoft-mfa/
https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2022/08/reset-your-password-now-plex-suffers-data-breach
https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/134858/data-breach/lastpass-data-breach.html
Business
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/aug/25/ping-phone-notifications-off-whatsapp-instagram
https://www.techradar.com/news/moviepass-returns-to-try-rewarding-you-back-into-theaters-but-can-you-trust-it
https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/08/25/1058652/grow-new-organs/
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/online-ads-causing-poor-user-experience/
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/08/duckduckgo-now-offers-anti-tracking-email-service-to-everyone/
Silly
https://nypost.com/2022/08/19/janet-jacksons-rhythm-nation-has-a-wild-audio-glitch-which-crashes-laptops/
https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/15/china/china-covid-shanghai-ikea-lockdown-intl-hnk/index.html
https://notthebee.com/article/someone-finally-found-a-use-for-masks/
https://www.axios.com/2022/08/23/yelp-crisis-pregnancy-centers-flag
