Collaborate Disseminate
New research has heightened an already urgent call to abandon SHA-1, a cryptographic algorithm still used in many popular online services. Continue reading Powerful GPG collision attack spells the end for SHA-1
A bill proposed in the US House of Representatives on Jan. 9 aims to give parents greater control over the data collected about their children by amending the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA), which imposes requirements on… Continue reading Bipartisan bill in U.S. Congress seeks to help parents control data collected on kids
Ad-blockers have figured out a way to block the unblockable – a pernicious tracker technique that hides advertising networks in plain sight. Continue reading Ad-blocking companies block ‘unblockable’ tracker
Tired of being a tracked, ad-bedeviled product sold by social media companies? The cost to immediately join a network with no tracking/ads: $12.99/month. Continue reading Wikipedia co-founder offers a Facebook/Twitter wannabe
A report by HP found that most people admit to looking at others’ computer screens and documents in the workplace while still keeping their own privacy top of mind. Continue reading Survey Finds People are Privacy Hypocrites
Most people nowadays are quite aware that hiring managers put their social media postings under a microscope, a new survey finds. Continue reading Job seekers are scrubbing clean their social media accounts
It’s good, but also a perfect opportunity for us to remember that Incognito mode doesn’t translate to “I’m invisible!” Continue reading Google brings Incognito mode to Maps
Mozilla, Creative Commons and Coil are teaming up to launch a $100m fund to drive out advertising and advocate privacy across the web. Continue reading Is $100 million enough to save the web from ads?
Google has finally agreed to pay $170 million fine to settle allegations by the Federal Trade Commission and the New York attorney general that its YouTube service earned millions by illegally harvesting personal information from children without their… Continue reading Google Fined $170 Million For Violating Kids’ Privacy On YouTube
Apple today announced some major changes to its controversial ‘Siri audio grading program’ following criticism for employing humans to listen to audio recordings of users collected via its voice-controlled Siri personal assistant without their knowledg… Continue reading Apple Changes the Way It Listens to Your Siri Recordings Following Privacy Concerns