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Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2022 15:04:07 +0000
We take a look at claims of both censorship and promotion related to various apps from the Bytedance stable.
The post TikTok owner ByteDance pushed a pro-China agenda to Americans, say former employees appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2022 14:38:46 +0000
A convenience shop chain is under fire and facing legal charges for installing cameras with facial recognition software in 35 of its branches across the UK.
The post “Orwellian in the extreme” food store installs facial recognition cameras to stop crime, faces backlash appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2022 13:22:07 +0000
We take a look at a site running in debug mode, with predictable consequences for those registered on the portal.
The post Anti-vaxxer dating site exposes user data appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2022 12:58:50 +0000
As the US reconfigures its rules on abortion after the overturning of Roe v Wade, our podcast guests explain how to keep your data private.
The post In post-Roe US, experts share how to keep your data private appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2022 14:35:37 +0000
Facebook is reportedly switching out click identifiers for encryption, making it harder (if not impossible) to strip tracking from the URL.
The post Facebook gets round tracking privacy measure by encrypting links appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2022 12:12:11 +0000
Amazon’s Ring is in hot water after revealing in a letter to Senator Ed Markey that it shared data without permission 11 times this year.
The post Ring shares data with police without consent (but it’s in good faith), says Amazon appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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Credit to Author: JR Raphael| Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2022 03:00:00 -0700
When it comes to Android and privacy, we’re accustomed to seeing things move in a certain direction.
It’s simple, really: With each new Android version, it usually gets easier to manage your privacy and understand how your information is being used. And we typically get more front-facing tools and under-the-hood improvements that allow us to handle that stuff intelligently. Obviously, right?
Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2022 15:55:11 +0000
The FTC will keep an eye on companies that mishandle and misuse data to protect reproductive healthcare data in post-Roe America.
The post The FTC will go after companies misusing location, health, and other sensitive data appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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