Democratic lawmakers want FTC to investigate controversial identity firm ID.me
They believe the company may have mislead the public about its facial recognition technology.
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Mastercard's pay-with-a-smile test is bound to rile privacy advocates (updated)
Are you willing to share your face with payment companies?
Proposed Ohio legislation would criminalize AirTag stalking
Many states don't have laws specifically aimed at remote trackers.
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Anonymous social app Yik Tak left users' precise locations exposed
Stalkers could easily have tracked users.
Google's latest security upgrades include virtual credit cards
You can also expect stronger phishing protections.
Engadget Podcast: What's up with 'Overwatch 2?'
We dive into Blizzard's long-awaited beta.
Grindr location data was reportedly for sale for at least three years (updated)
The company curbed the practice two years ago, but the move may have come too late.
You can now ask Google to remove phone numbers from search results
You can also have Google pull addresses and login details.
WhatsApp is adding the option to hide your ‘Last Seen’ status from specific contacts
The company is currently beta testing the feature on Android and iOS.
DuckDuckGo opens its privacy-centric Mac browser to beta testers
The company says it can automatically clear those irritating cookie consent pop-ups on many websites.
Meta will close a loophole in its doxxing policy in response to the Oversight Board
Facebook is also experimenting with a new way to report privacy violations.
Google is clamping down on out-of-date Android apps
Apps that don't comply 'will not be available for discovery or installation.'
Clubhouse debuts 'protected profiles' in response to at-risk users in Ukraine and Russia
The profile setting will let users limit what the public can see.
US and EU aim to revive transatlantic data flows in new privacy deal
President Biden said the preliminary agreement will 'enhance the Privacy Shield framework.'
Android finally lets you delete your recent Google search history
iOS users have had the 'delete last 15 minutes' feature since last summer.
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Tile will help you scan for unwanted tracking tags
The company is joining Apple in fighting against stalkers and thieves.
Spotify adds access controls to collaborative playlists
You can also set those mixes to private.
This website allows Westerners to talk to Russians about the war in Ukraine
Squad303 pulls from a database containing more than 20 million cellphone numbers.
Ubisoft says no user information was exposed in recent 'cyber security incident'
Hacking group Lapsus$ may be behind the attack.
