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TikTok CEO says selling the app won't satisfy US security concerns
TikTok's CEO says the company's existing plans to protect user data are effective enough and that having a different owner wouldn't resolve concerns over data privacy.
Mozilla brings its cookie protection tool to Firefox for Android
Total Cookie Protection prevents companies from sharing your cookies across their sites. Instead, the cookies you make stay on the site they were created.
It took a TikToker barely 30 minutes to doxx me
In 30 minutes or less, TikToker and Chicago-based server Kristen Sotakoun can probably find your birth date. She’s not a cybersecurity expert, despite what some of her followers suspect, but has found a hobby in what she calls “consensual doxxing.”
Mental health startup Cerebral shared private patient data with Google, Meta and TikTok
Cerebral disclosed this week it shared the personal data of more than 3.1 million US patients with social media companies and advertisers, including Google, Meta and TikTok.
Senators reintroduce bill to protect personal data online
A revived Senate bill could help protect our online data, but only if it survives Congress.
US House of Representatives impacted by health insurance data breach
Sensitive data of hundreds of Members of Congress and staff may have been exposed.
New Senate bill aims to better protect health data after Roe reversal
The UPHOLD Privacy Act aims to block companies from selling personally identifiable health data for advertising purposes and ban data brokers from buying and selling precise location data.
FTC moves to ban BetterHelp from sharing mental health data for ad targeting
The FTC says online counseling company BetterHelp shared mental health data with platforms including Facebook and Snapchat for ad targeting purposes.
Google expands Gmail client-side encryption to more users
Google's client-side encryption protections aren't available on personal Workspace plans or accounts just yet, however.
Amazon's iRobot purchase reportedly faces EU investigation (updated)
EU officials are said to be investigating Amazon's iRobot acquisition, including concerns the company might misuse Roomba data.
Google’s privacy-focused ad tracking solution hits Android in beta
Google begins rolling out a beta today for Privacy Sandbox for Android. The program tries to optimize user privacy while still allowing publishers to serve targeted ads.
Tinder adds an incognito mode and more safety features
Along with offering an incognito mode, Tinder is making it easier to block and report other users.
Documents show Meta paid for data scraping despite years of denouncing it
Meta was paying a company to scrape data from sites for years despite its own attempts to fight the practice.
EU vows to get tougher on Big Tech privacy violations
The EU is taking a tougher stance on Big Tech privacy investigations.
TikTok's CEO will testify before a congressional committee in March
TikTok's CEO will testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on the app's privacy and data security measures, its impact on kids and ties to China.
Uber Eats now shows users which of their personal details couriers can see
Uber Eats' latest feature lets you know which of your personal details a courier can see before, during and after delivery.
Twitter engineers can still use 'GodMode' to tweet as any account, claims whistleblower
A new Twitter whistleblower has spoken to Congress and the FTC, claiming the company’s engineers can still access the “GodMode” that lets its engineers tweet as anyone.
US law enforcement has warrantless access to many money transfers
US law enforcement can access details of some international money transfers without a warrant.
Meta sues surveillance company for allegedly scraping more than 600,000 accounts
Meta has filed a lawsuit against Voyager Labs, which it has accused of creating tens of thousands of fake Facebook accounts to scrape data from more than 600,000 users' profiles. It claims Voyager masked its activity using its Surveillance Software, and that the company has also scraped data from Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn and Telegram to sell and license for profit.
Biden calls for bipartisan legislation to keep Big Tech in check
The president has urged Democrats and Republicans to 'find common ground" and protect privacy, competition and children.