No tracking, no revenue: Apple’s privacy feature costs ad companies millions
Internet advertising firms are losing hundreds of millions of dollars following the introduction of a new privacy feature from Apple […]
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U.S. customs agents are searching more cellphones — including those belonging to Americans
The agency said the inspections increase is an indication that electronic devices are critical sources of information on potential security […]
Privacy of location tracking device owners threatened by ‘Trackmageddon’ flaws
A slew of online services used to manage GPS- and GSM-based location tracking devices have been found vulnerable to flaws […]
Digital Spying And Divorce In The Smartphone Age
Breaking up is hard to do, and spy tools are making it even harder. According to family lawyers, scorned spouses […]
Belgian privacy regulator threatens fines for eavesdropping apps
The Belgian Commission for the Protection of Privacy has threatened to take action against eavesdropping apps that listen for what […]
Internet Users in China Expect to Be Tracked. Now, They Want Privacy.
Chinese are demanding better protections even as the government and tech giants like Alibaba and Tencent gather ever more data. […]
How Antivirus Software Can Be Turned Into a Tool for Spying
Government officials warn that software from Kaspersky Lab could be subverted by Russian intelligence. A security researcher shows how it […]
No boundaries for user identities: Web trackers exploit browser login managers
In this second installment of the No Boundaries series, we show how a long-known vulnerability in browsers’ built-in password managers […]
Watching the watchmen: surveillance in 2017 and beyond
Have you ever assessed the many ways your government spies on you? A crucial government surveillance authority is up for […]
Those airport cameras tracking your face may not be legal, study finds
Researchers at Georgetown University Law School recommend that DHS abandon a biometric scanning program that would capture the face of […]
Australia: surveillance at workspace
The rise of smartphones means that businesses and their employees are using social media at unprecedented levels as a working […]
In China, a Three-Digit Score Could Dictate Your Place in Society
China is taking the idea of a credit score to the extreme, using big data to track and rank what […]