digital privacy
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Business
TikTok facing potential lawsuit from feds over children’s privacy probe: sources
The Federal Trade Commission could resolve its investigation into Chinese-owned short video app TikTok over allegedly faulty privacy and data security practices…
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Tech
Your car is spying on you and upping your insurance rates: report
Drivers of cars manufactured by General Motors, Ford, Honda and other popular brands say that their insurance rates went up…
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Tech
Facebook parent Meta targeted in privacy complaints by EU groups
Meta Platforms was hit with privacy complaints on Thursday as eight EU consumer groups asked watchdogs to act against the Facebook owner for alleged breaches of the bloc’s privacy rules when…
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Opinion
Even my gas app is spying on me, but I don’t care
The government and private companies spy on us. My former employee, Naomi Brockwell, has become a privacy specialist. She advises…
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Tech
Apple plots fees, restrictions in Europe on downloads outside App Store
Apple is reportedly preparing to impose new fees and restrictions on software downloads outside of its App Store — in…
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Business
Google settles $5B lawsuit over tracking ‘incognito mode’ users
Google has agreed to settle a massive $5 billion lawsuit that accused the embattled tech giant of improperly tracking the…
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Tech
These phone apps are collecting the most data on you — how to protect yourself
The number of apps that collect detailed personal data might surprise you. That includes some of the top apps on…
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Business
Amazon still sells clothes hook ‘spy camera’ used to watch girl
Amazon continues to peddle a “spy camera” embedded in a clothes hook despite the e-retailer facing a lawsuit over the…
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Tech
Meta slapped with $600M lawsuit from Spanish media outlets
A group representing more than 80 media outlets in Spain slapped Meta with a $600 million lawsuit Monday alleging the…
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Opinion
AI and other technologies drive growing technophobia in the US: Congress and corporations must act
In a 1990 Harris Poll study of American opinion, 79% of respondents said they were concerned about threats to personal…
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