Apple updates AirTags to address stalking concerns
Apple will also release an Android app that can detect AirTags.
Tracking
Vizio makes nearly as much money from ads and data as it does from TVs
Those low-priced TVs are a vehicle for advertising and they can track what you're watching.
Only 4 percent of US iPhone users have agreed to app tracking after iOS 14.5
Facebook won't be thrilled if this trend continues.
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Facebook and Instagram use iOS notices to sell you on app tracking
Giving up a little bit of privacy keeps the apps free, Facebook says.
Samsung SmartThings update helps prevent unwanted tag-based tracking
It can spot unknown SmartTags that move along with you.
LinkedIn stops collecting tracking data ahead of iOS 14 changes
The company won't collect IDFA information "for now."
Facebook asks users to opt into activity tracking ahead of iOS 14 changes
The company is testing a notification that will highlight the "advantages."
Tim Cook takes aim at Facebook's practices during privacy conference
Apple's CEO didn't mention the company by name, but he didn't need to.
LA residents can use their phones to provide COVID-19 vaccination proof
The app could also remind users to get a second shot.
Facebook runs full-page newspaper ads to attack iOS 14 privacy changes
Small businesses will suffer if they can't use targeted ads, the company argues.
Homeland Security is investigating CBP's warrantless phone tracking
It's using a database of commercially available data about device locations.
This $99 'smart case' records when you take your birth control pill
As many as 80 percent of people who take ‘the pill’ miss at least one per month.
WSJ: TikTok used a loophole to track MAC addresses on Android
Google blocks third-party apps from reading the ID, but TikTok went around the protections.
Vodafone's Curve is a GPS tracker to help find lost items
The device uses GPS, Bluetooth, WiFi and cellular.
Miniature robotic camera backpack shows how beetles see the world
It has a robotic arm that simulates how insects turn their heads.
Arizona sues Google claiming it illegally tracked Android users
The state said Google misled customers who tried to opt out of location tracking.
Israel restricts COVID-19 phone tracking to 'special cases'
It has to use less intrusive measures first.
Three weeks in, Quibi has its first privacy scandal
The new streaming company -- as well as JetBlue, Wish.com and more -- leaked countless personal email addresses.
Shopify’s new app helps you buy from local businesses
It's coming right as small stores need the most support.
Israel barred from COVID-19 phone tracking without new legislation
Its top court insists on privacy protections.
