Privacy

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…

Apple’s iPhone Privacy Ad Shows Greedy Bidders Auctioning for your Data

Apple published yesterday a new “Privacy on iPhone" ad that takes a not so subtle…

Google Issues Privacy Sandbox Preview for Developers on Android

Google announced today that developers can preview the SDK Runtime and Topics API for its…

Google Search

Google Search Can Now Remove More Personal Information Upon Request

Google Search users can now request phone numbers, email and physical addresses, and confidential log-in…

Google is Rolling Out Clearer Cookie Banners in Europe

Google has started rolling out new cookie banners in Europe that allow users of Google…

Google Chrome is Getting a New Privacy Guide

Google's new step-by-step Privacy Guide will allow Chrome users to review key privacy and security…

Google Kills FLoC, Pushes Forward with Topics

Well, here’s one Google cancelation that shouldn’t upset anyone: Google’s coming Privacy Sandbox will no…

T-Mobile Admits to Data Hack of Almost 50 Million Customers

T-Mobile has admitted to the theft of personal data from about 7.8 million current and…

Google Announces New Timeline for Privacy Sandbox

This evening, Google announced a new and more detailed timeline for implementing its Privacy Sandbox,…

Google Delays Chrome Privacy Sandbox to 2023

Google’s modern replacement for third-party cookies, called the Privacy Sandbox, has been delayed from 2022…

iOS Privacy Prompt Starts Rolling Out

Apple hasn’t officially announced this yet, but there are multiple reports that the new iOS…

Premium

Let’s Chat About Signal (Premium)

Signal is a cross-platform encrypted messaging service championed by privacy advocates. But I have some…

Zoom Silently Sends Data to Facebook

As demand for Zoom increases, the app is slowly turning out to be a privacy…

Microsoft Releases Windows 10 Build 19577 to Insiders

Microsoft is soon going to give commercial users more control over what diagnostic data is…

Facebook Brings Off-Facebook Activity to Everyone

In celebration of Data Privacy Day, Facebook is bringing its Off-Facebook Activity tool to everyone…

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