Privacy News
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WhatsApp Privacy Update: What Happens If You Don’t Accept New WhatsApp Privacy Policy After May 15?
WhatsApp privacy policy has been the latest debatable topic for the popular messaging app. The new privacy policy rolled out with a deadline for users to agree, or they would have to lose their...
February 20, 2021 | Apps News -
Are Masks Making Facial Recognition Systems Less Efficient?
It wasn't a long time ago when a person with a mask in public was looked at with suspicion. Cut to 2021, a person without a mask is considered irresponsible; some governments have even made masks...
February 16, 2021 | Internet Features -
How Qualcomm’s 3D Sonic Fingerprint Sensor Could Be A Great Tool In Covid-19 Era
Ever since Apple introduced the TouchID on its iPhone 5s, the whole smartphone industry jumped the wagon and OEMs started incorporating fingerprint scanners on their devices. Soon it turned into a...
January 12, 2021 | Mobile Features -
WhatsApp Terms And Conditions Update: Accept It Or Lose Your Account
WhatsApp is updating the terms and conditions for both iOS and Android users via an in-app notification. However, users have hardly any say in the matter of the new Terms of Conditions update. In...
January 6, 2021 | Apps News -
Facebook Disclosed User Data To Developers, Again; How Harmful Is It?
Facebook is in soup, once again for the same reason. The social media giant has yet again disclosed user data where it shouldn't have. At least 5,000 developers have received user data from...
July 2, 2020 | News -
Google Ups Privacy By Automatically Deleting Web, App History
Privacy and data security are some of the biggest concerns today with cybercrime spiking every day. In this scenario, Google has announced a couple of new privacy enhancements to keep user data...
June 25, 2020 | Internet News -
TikTok Under EU Scrutiny Over Data Collection, Privacy Concerns
TikTok has come under the radar once again, this time, the European Union will be examining the popular short-form video app. The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) will be setting up a task...
June 11, 2020 | Apps News -
WhatsApp Contact Numbers Exposed On Google Search Results
WhatsApp has come under the radar for exposing personal phone numbers. What's worse, the phone numbers are available in public Google search results. The security lapse was discovered by security...
June 10, 2020 | Apps News -
Xiaomi Updates Mi Browsers To Let Users Switch Off Data Tracking In Incognito Mode
In an interesting chain of events of accusations over stealing user's privacy, Xiaomi has rolled out new software updates for its web browsers. The new updates have been rolled out for the...
May 4, 2020 | Mobile News -
How Reliance Jio’s COVID-19 Symptom Checker Tool Exposed User's Self-Test Results
A security lapse in Reliance Jio's Covid-19 symptom checker tool has compromised millions of user's data and test results to the internet. The vulnerability exposed one of the symptom checker's...
May 4, 2020 | Internet News -
Indian Government Monitoring Calls As Coronavirus Cases Escalate: Report
The Government of India has directed telecom operators to use call data of subscribers to closely track the movement of Covid-19 positive patients. As per a report by ET Telecom, the Department of...
April 27, 2020 | Internet News -
Apple Safari Flaw Compromises Cameras And Microphones On iOS And Macs
Apple devices are known for their secure ecosystem but the same cannot be said for its well-know Safari web browser. After Google's recent finding of multiple bugs in Apple Safari, a security...
April 7, 2020 | News