Italy is investigating Apple, Google and Dropbox cloud storage services
It's concerned the services don't adequately explain how data is used.
User Data
Avast is shutting down its subsidiary that sold user data
The annoucement comes just days after a report uncovered Jumpshot's practices.
Avast packaged detailed user data to be sold for millions of dollars
The data doesn't include personal information, but experts fear it could be 'de-anonymized.'
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Facebook's new data tool lets you transfer your media to Google Photos
Bulk export your Facebook media to other platforms.
Senate bill would block US companies from storing data in China
That could make things difficult for companies like Apple and TikTok.
Facebook agrees to pay the UK £500K for the Cambridge Analytica scandal
But it won’t admit that it did anything wrong.
Senate bill aims to make user data 'portable' across social networks
The bi-partisan legislation is meant to help smaller companies compete.
‘Harry Potter: Wizards Unite’ gathered location data while users slept
Niantic says it fixed the bug responsible for that overcollection.
Facebook suspends tens of thousands of data-scraping apps
It's investigating apps with access to large amounts of user data.
Apple will still review Siri recordings, but only if you opt in
'We realize we haven’t been fully living up to our high ideals,' the company said.
Facebook’s Libra Association is being investigated by EU antitrust regulators
The European Commission is investigating the association’s governance and membership.
Twitter may have shared your data without permission
It fixed the glitch but is still determining which users were impacted.
Apple might force Facebook to change how its apps handle voice calls
Starting with iOS 13, apps will no longer be allowed to run VOIP in the background.
Tencent adds age-based playtime limits to ‘League of Legends’ in China
Minors will be kicked off after two hours of play.
Google Chrome extensions must obey new privacy rules by October 15th
The new restrictions are a result of the Project Strobe audit.
Snapchat employees reportedly snooped on users with 'SnapLion' tool
Sources said multiple employees abused their access to private user data
Facebook will be liable for future Cambridge Analytica-style scandals
New terms are a response to EU pressure, but they'll be applied globally.
Grindr may be sold by its Chinese owner due to US national security risk
The latest risk to national security: your dating life.
