privacy

Google announces new data privacy improvements

In the wake of more consumer awareness around the importance of privacy controls, Google has announced improvements to user controls and data retention practices….

Facebook Group privacy settings are now a lot less confusing

Facebook on Wednesday announced the rollout of simplified Group settings to help users better understand their privacy on the platform It’s now condensing the…

Netflix wants to track smartphone users’ ‘physical activity’ in new test

Netflix is asking users if it can track their devices’ physical activity information, according to users on Twitter and a report by The Next…

WhatsApp’s privacy changes for Groups are now live

WhatsApp on Thursday officially launched its new privacy settings feature that will allow users to decide who can add them to group chats. Users…

Facebook’s latest fail: social network stored millions of passwords in plain text for months

Facebook on Thursday revealed that it’s been storing millions of user passwords in plain text for the past three months. “As part of a…

Facebook to use AI, ML to stop the spread of revenge porn on its platform

Facebook will be implementing new detection technology to help curb the spread of revenge porn, it announced on Friday. “To protect victims, it’s long…

Facebook will soon tell you the origin of the ads on your Newsfeed

In an announcement posted to its Advertisers Hub, Facebook has revealed new transparency updates for users. Spotted first by TechCrunch, the updates will inform…

Amazon, WhatsApp score poorly in EFF’s annual privacy report

When you sign up for the world’s biggest services/apps, you’re giving loads of information to these firms. But who can be trusted with your data?…

Twitter knows an awful lot about you, it reveals in new privacy policy

Tweet often? If so, there’s a fat chance that Twitter knows an awful lot about you, your interests and even your lofty aspirations. This…

Netflix’s Hot Girls Wanted ‘outs’ sex workers sans permission

Netflix’s latest documentary series on the porn industry, Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On, has been accused of using footage of cam girls without their knowledge or…

Spotted: Mark Zuckerberg covers up MacBook webcam with tape?

Thanks to Edward Snowden, we know that the US government has sophisticated ways of spying on people through their gadgets. We also know that…

Oculus can freely use your content, tracks you while using Rift

Oculus is slowly but steadily sending Rift headsets out to early adopters, but they might want to read the terms of service before jumping…

Twitter introduces new data dashboard to help you monitor and manage your account

Twitter, of late, has been beset with problems. First its CEO left and then the rumours that Twitter might be bought reared their ugly…

Google refreshes, reinforces its user privacy and security settings

Google has rolled out two improvements to its privacy and security tools in a bid to give users more flexible options. There’s now a…

Gone baby gone: Google receives 12k ‘removal requests’ in 48 hours

Privacy settings, a hot-button topic many websites do their best to avoid, get the royal treatment from Google as a new “right to be…

Big data is the superhero for your digital security woes [RSA conf]

There has never been a more dangerous time to be online: there are threats from every corner and attackers are getting more sophisticated. With…

The future of online privacy? Most of us aren’t all that bothered

Meabh Quoirin, managing director of Future Foundation closed the annual Future Foundation conference with an in-depth look at where privacy and anonymity on the…

Half of top mobile apps don’t offer privacy policies prior to download

More than a quarter of the top 100 free mobile apps don’t have a privacy policy. That’s according to MEF, the global community for…

Facebook users to vote on whether they get to vote on social network changes

More than 18 000 people have commented on Facebook’s proposed changes to its governing documents. That enough to trigger a vote on the proposed…

Blonde now streaming on Netflix: Here’s why it could get spicy reviews

Instagram bans Pornhub, leaves other nipples, Kim Kardashian’s butt

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Kenya, Nigeria see big increase in financial phishing attacks

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Vivo launches V25e, a vlogger’s dream

Vivo launches the V25 5G with colour changing back

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