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Science, Technology, and Social Media
Google Handed Major Defeat In State AG Lawsuit Over Location Tacking
Google’s bid to end a lawsuit alleging it deceived users in order to access their location data was denied by…
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Science, Technology, and Social Media
Former Facebook Employee Thinks ‘Open Discourse Is Going To Be Hurt’ Under Twitter’s New Policy
Former Facebook employee and research fellow for technology policy at The Heritage Foundation Kara Frederick discussed Twitter’s update to its…
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Science, Technology, and Social Media
Family Tracking App Life360 Is Selling Customers’ Locations To Data Brokers: REPORT
A family safety app used to track children’s movements is selling location data to several different data brokers, according to…
Read More » Los Angeles Police Tried Out Social Media Surveillance Software To Spy On The Public
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) partnered with a data analytics company to spy on social media profiles, according to…
Read More »5 Apps to Protect Your Privacy in an Age of Digital Surveillance
Introduction One of the toughest questions of the digital age where to draw the line between privacy and the privacy…
Read More »Apple Just Proved Privacy Is Still Popular – the US Government Should Pay Attention
In a move that sent shockwaves throughout the tech sector, Apple recently unveiled a new feature that allows users to…
Read More »California’s Privacy Law Makes it Easy for Thieves to Steal Personal Data
California’s privacy law giving customers the right to their personal data is based on a European law that inadvertently lets…
Read More »Several Recent Investigations Show Just How Little We Understand About Big Tech’s Collection Of Personal Data
Let’s consider three recent headlines about the impact of Big Tech. The question on the table is whether or not…
Read More »California AG Accuses Facebook Of Failing To Comply With Subpoenas Regarding Privacy Investigation
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra accused Facebook of not complying with subpoena requests regarding a privacy investigation by the state…
Read More »Google To Pay $170 Million To Settle FTC YouTube Investigation
Google agreed to pay a record $170 million fine Wednesday to settle an investigation into YouTube by the Federal Trade…
Read More »‘He Hurt A Lot Of People’: Ron Wyden Floats Putting Mark Zuckerberg In Prison For Facebook’s Alleged Privacy Violations
Sen. Ron Wyden is floating the possibility that imprisoning Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg might be the best way to hold…
Read More »Facebook’s New ‘Clear History’ Tool Hits A Legal Roadblock Over Criminal Evidence Concerns
A Texas judge temporarily blocked Facebook’s new “Off-Facebook Activity” tool Monday over concerns of erasing evidence connected to criminal suspects.…
Read More »Facebook Is Rolling Out Its ‘Clear History’ Tool. What Does It Actually Do?
Facebook introduced a new tool on Tuesday that will allow users to “see and control the data that apps and…
Read More »Google Makes Chrome Update After Study Reveals It Tracks Visits To Porn Sites — Even In Incognito Mode |
93% of porn websites leak personal user data to tech giants like Facebook and Google, even when users watch in…
Read More »Insurance Companies Could Start Tracking Social Media Accounts To Determine Premiums
“Fox & Friends” contributor Kurt Knutsson said insurance companies will likely start looking at social media accounts to determine premiums…
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