09.02.2020
India bans 'PUBG Mobile' and more than 100 other apps
Since June, it has banned 177 apps with ties to China.
Data
- 08.19.2020
Twitter 'Transparency Center' shows government data requests by country
It’s full of data pulled from past transparency reports. - 08.17.2020
Secret Service bought location data pulled from common apps
Normally, law enforcement would need a warrant or court order to access that data. 
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- 08.14.2020
A third of TikTok’s US users may be 14 years old or younger
That could make potential buyers think twice. - 08.14.2020
Google stops responding to data requests from Hong Kong authorities
The change is in response to Hong Kong’s new national security law. - 08.10.2020
Former employees claim Talkspace mined therapy transcripts for marketing
The company disputes those claims.
- 08.09.2020
Capital One fined $80 million over 2019 data breach
This is despite the breach hurting 100 million people in the US.
- 08.07.2020
Have I Been Pwned's code base will be open sourced
It'll help ensure a 'sustainable future' for the project after a failed acquisition process.
- 08.04.2020
EU antitrust regulators are investigating Google's Fitbit purchase
They said Google's plan to 'silo' the wearable company's fitness data was 'insufficient.' - 08.03.2020
Google's latest Chrome extension shows detailed ad-tracking data
It shows advertisers, the number of ads per page and personal data used.
- 07.27.2020
Twitter contractors reportedly made a 'game' of accessing Beyoncé's data
More than 1,500 people have oversight of user accounts, according to 'Bloomberg.' - 07.27.2020
UK soccer stars may sue betting companies over player data profits
But the prevailing wisdom doesn't look good.
- 07.19.2020
Seven Hong Kong VPN providers accused of exposing private user data
It could pose serious trouble for free speech advocates. - 07.18.2020
FBI reportedly uses a travel company's data for worldwide surveillance
Sabre has even provided 'real-time' tracking for a suspect. - 07.09.2020
Australia and the UK open joint investigation of Clearview AI
They’ll look at Clearview’s practice of ‘scraping’ data. - 06.25.2020
Demographic report on protests shows how much info our phones give away
Mobilewalla gathered cellphone data from Black Lives Matter protestors in four cities. - 06.18.2020
Facebook will share new independent privacy reports with the FTC
The platform wants to be more transparent about its policies.
- 06.15.2020
Airbnb agrees to hand over hosts’ data to settle its NYC lawsuit
It will share info about hosts who may be violating short-term rental laws. - 06.04.2020
Facebook now lets everyone export media to Google Photos
Your social network snapshots won't be stuck on one platform.