Twitter, comScore Sued For Allegedly Tracking Kids Who Use Disney Apps
A group of parents who are suing Disney over alleged privacy violations have expanded their case by adding Twitter’s MoPub […]
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Apple bans developers from creating, selling user Contacts databases
Apple is trying to make it harder for developers to abuse users’ information collected through apps. Apple updated its App […]
Facebook accused of conducting mass surveillance through its apps
Facebook used its apps to gather information about users and their friends, including some who had not signed up to […]
Why should we care about privacy in UX?
Privacy policies are too long and most of us don’t read them. What UX designers can do to improve this […]
Privacy: A Quick Overview for App Designers
Privacy by design and by default is something that all developers will have learn. Here are some basic points app […]
Unroll.me to close to EU users saying it can’t comply with GDPR
Unroll.me, a company that has, for years, used the premise of ‘free’ but not very useful ’email management’ services to […]
Apple’s Consumer Data Collection Patents Prove Data Privacy Risks
Looking at Apple’s filings with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, it seems clear that, while Cook and Wozniak may […]
EDPS launches ‘Privacy by Design’ contest for health apps
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has announced the launch of a contest to design mobile health (m-health) applications implementing […]
Russian court blocks popular messaging app in privacy row
A Russian court on Friday ordered the blocking of a popular messaging app, Telegram, after it rejected to share its […]
HIPAA-like protocols a good idea for apps like Grindr
Grindr had been sharing user information with third-party app-testing companies, unleashing a wave of criticism against the gay dating app […]
Grindr hit with privacy complaint in Europe over sharing user data
The Norwegian Consumer Council has filed a privacy complaint about Grindr, arguing it’s in breach of national and European data […]
Furor erupts around Indian PM Modi’s app over alleged data sharing
Allegations that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official mobile application was sending personal user data to a third party without […]