Privacy

Facebook Messenger Encryption

Meta Brings End-to-End Encryption to Facebook Messenger

Meta has started rolling out end-to-end encryption for all messages and calls on Facebook Messenger.

Google Results about you privacy

Google Adds ‘Results About You’ Notifications and SafeSearch Improvements

Google unveiled today new safety features for its search engine, as well as new tools…

Apple to Enforce Stricter API Rules to Improve iOS Privacy

Apple is planning to implement stricter API rules to prevent iOS developers from collecting more…

Unknown tracker alerts Android

Google Brings Unknown Tracker Alerts to Android

Unknown tracker alerts have started rolling out to Android 6.0 and newer, and they currently…

Google Messages to Adopt Cross-Platform Security Standard

Google announced that it will adopt the IETF’s Message Layer Security (MLS) standard in its…

Brave Request OTR prompt

Brave Launches a New Request Off the Record Feature

Brave today launched a new feature for its flagship browser, Request Off the Record (OTR),…

Google Settles Location Tracking Cases in D.C. and Indiana

In the waning days of 2022, Google settled separate location tracking cases in Washington D.C.,…

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LastGasp (Premium)

LastPass used to be easy to recommend, and even the occasional security breach was understandable…

Google Settles Privacy Lawsuit with 40 U.S. States

The attorneys general for 40 U.S. states announced today that Google will pay almost $400…

Brave Will Soon Block Cookie Consent Notifications

Brave announced today that it is working to block cookie consent notifications in its web…

Study: Teams and Slack are Platforms, Need App Store-Like Controls

A new study claims that Microsoft Teams and Slack are basically operating systems, and yet…

Tip: Customize Your Windows 11 Privacy Settings

Like its predecessor, Windows 11 gives you numerous privacy-related options to configure. But only a…

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Enough with the F#*!ing Ads (Premium)

We live in an era of subscriptions, where any content can be ours for the…

Firefox Turns On Total Cookie Protection by Default

Mozilla is rolling out today Total Cookie Protection by default for all Firefox users on…

Yes, DuckDuckGo Has a Microsoft Problem

In an interesting online exchange, DuckDuckGo admitted that it is forced to allow Microsoft trackers…

DuckDuckGo Promises to Increase Protection from Microsoft Trackers

DuckDuckGo has committed to changing the terms of its search syndication agreement with Microsoft to…

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