privacy

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…

Facebook debuts Privacy Checkup, Clear History features

Facebook is launching new privacy features in honour of Data Privacy Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness about online privacy. The new features…

Tips and tricks to make you Google account even more secure

I bet we all like to believe that your Google account is super secure, especially since we use such detailed and complicated passwords. But…

Facebook outlines Portal’s security policy as devices begin shipping

Facebook’s Portal, the smart home device which the company revealed last month, has begun shipping in the US, and to mark the occasion Facebook…

Web’s inventor Tim Berners-Lee wants to give users control of their internet data

Tim Berners-Lee, the man credited with having invented the World Wide Web, says he plans to reinvent the internet — by helping users to regain ownership…

Mozilla Firefox’s ‘Facebook Container’ addon keeps Facebook to itself

Non-profit and creator of the Firefox web browser Mozilla this week announced a new addon that will separate your Facebook life from the rest…

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…

Privacy vs Social: Cool solutions to help you cope

I’ve been advocating a stronger approach to privacy for some time now. My biggest concern is that we share so much private information using…

Rumours of Google’s demise have been greatly exaggerated

Recently, Eric Jackson at Forbes, wrote an article that suggests that Google and Facebook will struggle to maintain their market dominance as technology increasingly…

Privacy and competition: Interrogating Google

Google’s been on the chopping block a lot lately with suggestions that it promotes anti-competitive behavior by serving its own self-interest and robbing consumers…

5 Things you should know about Google’s new terms and conditions

We all know that Google recently updated its terms, conditions and privacy policies. The company argued that the change would ensure that all Google…

How to create your own hidden network

For us privacy loons, it’s always interesting to find ways to communicate with friends and family on the internet without having to worry about…

Privacy? Why you should actually be concerned about being tracked online

Hilton Tarrant recently wrote a piece on Memeburn entitled, “Privacy? Why you should let Google, Facebook and others track you online“. I had a…

Google’s privacy policy: ‘This stuff matters’

Google’s new privacy policy is probably pretty old news to you by now. After all, for every search that you do, you get a…

Privacy? Why you should let Google, Facebook and others track you online

Mainstream news (in fact, all news outlets) will have you believe it’s the end of the world. Google’s new privacy policy came into effect…

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