Privacy
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ToTok Calls For Cooperation With Apple, Google After Being Removed From Store
ToTok, a messaging app, was earlier removed from the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store over spying allegations. The messaging app has now implemented the specific changes requested by both...
March 13, 2020 | Apps News -
Antitrust Issues: FTC To Review Decade-Long Acquisitions By Major Tech Players
Five big tech companies are coming under the radar to scrutinize and review the acquisitions. This could be the next big wave of antitrust investigations made by the US Federal Trade Commission....
February 12, 2020 | News -
Amazon Ring Found Sharing Sensitive User Data With Third Parties Including Google: Report
Data leaks and data mining to third parties often involve sensitive user information. Usually, we can keep our data is safe by frequently changing passwords and being wary of malicious sites....
January 30, 2020 | News -
Avast Harvesting User Data To Third Parties Including Microsoft, Google
Data collection without consent, manipulation, and selling to third-party apps have had a consistent graph over the years. In a shocking revelation, it's been reported that Avast antivirus has...
January 28, 2020 | News -
Huawei Ban: US Defense Blocks Further Clampdown, Bids For Balance
Huawei seems to have got a temporary reprieve in the ongoing US-China trade war. The ban, initiated by the US Commerce Department, has found opposition from the least expected place. A Wall Street...
January 27, 2020 | News -
Clearview AI App: Protects The Fenced, Imprisons The Protected
Technology, like everything, has a flipside. While one boosts growth and development, the other infuses malicious activities. A report by The New York Times has brought the Clearview AI app to...
January 26, 2020 | Apps News -
Indian IT Ministry Issues Social Media Guidelines For Account Identity Verification
Social media platforms have new norms to comply with. Platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok will need to develop account identity verification as part of social media guidelines. They...
January 19, 2020 | News -
The Two Faces Of Photo Editing Apps: A User’s Perspective
Smartphone digitization has changed how we capture photos, view, and store them. Gone are the days when printing photos and saving physical albums were a thing. Moreover, there are hundreds of...
January 12, 2020 | Apps Features -
Amazon Fires Employees For Leaking Sensitive Information To Third-Party Agencies
Amazon has come under fire, again. According to the latest inputs, Amazon employees leak data of customers to third-party companies, which isn't the first time. The retail giant has fired several...
January 11, 2020 | News -
Another Massive Data Leak, 267 Million Users Affected: Is This End Of Facebook?
The Facebook stint with data breaches is far from over. The social media goliath has another data breach to deal with. This time, the massive breach has affected as many as 267 million users. The...
December 20, 2019 | Apps News -
Smartphones Tracking Industry Is Thriving: Is It Good For Our Privacy?
Tracking people's movements through their smartphones, collecting their data, and selling it to third-parties have an entire thriving industry. In a few countries, like the US, tracking,...
December 20, 2019 | Mobile News -
UIDAI Cuts Ties With Social Media Monitoring Agencies That Observe Online Conversations
UIDAI has told the Supreme Court that it has withdrawn from the tender inviting bids for social media monitoring agencies to track and monitor online conversations. The Unique Identification...
December 19, 2019 | News