Apple’s App Privacy Report launches into beta to show you what your apps are up to
The new App Privacy Report works to collect information about how apps are behaving more directly.
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Anonymity No More? Age Checks Come to the Web.
To protect children online, more companies and governments are forcing users to prove how old they are.
Amazon Unveils ‘Astro,’ a Privacy Nightmare Robot That Follows You Around
First and foremost, Astro is a spybot.
Privacy Management for Microsoft 365 Now Generally Available
The tool is designed to automatically discover personal data in organizations’ Microsoft 365 environments.
EU accused of disregarding human rights when supporting law enforcement abroad
The EU has been accused of contributing to the development of ‘surveillance’ capacities in third countries without considering fundamental rights and data protection.
EU could ban anonymous registration of domain data
In a bid to boost security and anti-privacy efforts, the EU is planning to ban anonymous registration of domain data.
Amazon asks Ring owners to respect privacy after court rules usage broke law
Court upholds harassment claim after neighbour complained about use of security cameras and doorbells.
Facebook is researching AI systems that see, hear, and remember everything you do
Facebook outlines ambitions for augmented reality glasses.
Cybersecurity Experts Sound Alarm on Apple and E.U. Phone Scanning Plans
More than a dozen prominent cybersecurity experts criticized plans by Apple and the European Union to monitor people’s phones for illicit material.
WhatsApp to bring in encryption for backup chats after privacy fears
WhatsApp is allowing users to encrypt their backed-up chats, making them unreadable without access to a password or 64-digit encryption key.
Publisher and agency executives scrutinize email-based universal IDs
Email-based universal IDs may improve upon the cookie in some ways, but relying upon the email address can introduce privacy concerns.
Moscow metro launches facial recognition payment system despite privacy concerns
The Moscow metro has launched what authorities say is the first mass-scale deployment of a facial recognition payment system.