Facebook lets Android users block location tracking
Facebook announced it’s tweaking its Android version, which was tracking your location even when the app wasn’t in use. Continue reading Facebook lets Android users block location tracking
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Sorry, we didn’t mean to keep that secret microphone a secret, says Google
It’s been off by default, Google says – not much consolation to those who don’t cotton to the notion of a “secret” listening gadget. Continue reading Sorry, we didn’t mean to keep that secret microphone a secret, says Google
Can you really sniff out gas station card skimmers with your phone?
A viral post suggests (wrongly) that card skimmers always use Bluetooth. Anyway, just looking at nearby Bluetooth names doesn’t help much… Continue reading Can you really sniff out gas station card skimmers with your phone?
Facebook tracks users it thinks may harm its employees
Threat makers are sometimes geolocated to determine how credible their threats are, as in, are they near enough to really attack? Continue reading Facebook tracks users it thinks may harm its employees
Google’s working on stopping sites from blocking Incognito mode
Google Chrome’s Incognito mode hasn’t been an impenetrable privacy shield: For years, it’s been a snap for web developers to detect when Chrome users are browsing in private mode and to block site visitors who use it. Now it looks like Google plans to … Continue reading Google’s working on stopping sites from blocking Incognito mode
If you think your deleted Twitter DMs are sliding into the trash, you’re wrong
They’re never deleted, just erased from the UI. You can still see archived messages if you download your data. Continue reading If you think your deleted Twitter DMs are sliding into the trash, you’re wrong
Facebook acts like a law-breaking ‘digital gangster’, says official report
Facebook considers itself to be “ahead of and beyond the law,” UK lawmakers said in a report about “disinformation and ‘fake news.'” Continue reading Facebook acts like a law-breaking ‘digital gangster’, says official report
Will the EU’s new copyright directive ruin the web?
Articles 11 and 13 live on, with the dreaded ‘link tax’, ‘meme killer’, ‘censorship machine’ and all. Continue reading Will the EU’s new copyright directive ruin the web?
Judge won’t unseal legal docs in fight to break Messenger encryption
The Feds tried—and failed—to force Facebook to break its encryption so investigators could listen in on suspected MS-13 gang conversations. Continue reading Judge won’t unseal legal docs in fight to break Messenger encryption
Should we profit from the sale of our personal data?
Don’t spend that 30 cents all in one place! Continue reading Should we profit from the sale of our personal data?