Instagram is rolling out new parental supervision tools
Instagram is rolling out new tools that parents can use to help monitor and limit their kids’ usage of the photo-sharing app.
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What Does the “Connection Not Private” Warning Really Mean?
How to decide when it’s safe to proceed, and what’s at risk if you do.
How Smart Devices Can Spy on You
Have you ever felt a creeping sensation that someone’s watching you?
Tinder Adds Background Checks to Its Dating App
Tinder is introducing a tool to let users run background checks on prospective dates.
Why ‘Ghost Assets’ are Killing your GDPR Compliance
IT teams need full visibility into every device, software installation, and user, as well as the ability to document all of the IT resources.
Italian DPA fines Clearview AI €20 million
The Italian data protection authority fined the Clearview AI EUR 20 million for GDPR breaches when processing sensitive data.
Telegram founder commits to Ukraine user privacy
The messaging app’s Russian-born co-founder says: “Privacy is sacred – now more than ever”.
New exploit turns smart speakers against themselves
Researchers have discovered a novel way of exploiting Amazon Echo smart speakersto perform commands.
France Enacts New Law on Parental Controls
On March 2, 2022, President of France signed into law a new piece of legislation designed to reinforce parental controls over minors’ access to the Internet.
NHS Scotland Covid app rebuked for breaching data privacy laws
UK watchdog says app was not clear about how data is used and it may consider ‘further regulatory action’
What Is Browser Fingerprinting and How Does It Track You?
Cookies are on the way out—but not enough is being done about browser fingerprinting. So what is it?
Online Trackers Can Detect 80% of Users’ Browsing History
The report found the practice of online tracking is far more pervasive than previously realized.