Minneapolis police used Google location data to find George Floyd protesters

Posted on 07/02/2021 by Engadget

Law enforcement has used Google location data to target suspects before, but that now includes people at large-scale protests. TechCrunch has learned that Minneapolis police used a search warrant to obtain geofenced location info in hopes of identify...

Facebook asks users to opt into activity tracking ahead of iOS 14 changes

Posted on 01/02/2021 by Engadget

Starting today, some iOS users will see a new notification when they launch the Facebook app on their iPhones and iPads. The message (seen above) prompts individuals to allow the company to track their activity across websites and apps. According to...

Amazon’s Ring has teamed up with over 2,000 police and fire departments

Posted on 31/01/2021 by Engadget

Ring’s police collaborations didn’t slow down in 2020 despite controversies — if anything, they ramped up. The Financial Times reports that the Amazon-owned smart home security brand now has 2,014 police and fire department partnerships in the US, wi...

WhatsApp uses Stories to try and assuage users’ privacy fears

Posted on 30/01/2021 by Engadget

WhatsApp really, really wants to keep you from jumping to a rival chat service over its controversial new privacy policy, and it’s using some of its built-in features to get the message across. The Verge has learned that WhatsApp is now using Status...

Tim Cook takes aim at Facebook’s practices during privacy conference

Posted on 28/01/2021 by Engadget

In a wide-ranging keynote delivered at the (online-only) 2021 Computers, Privacy and Data Protection conference this morning, Apple CEO Tim Cook called for greater scrutiny of businesses "built on misleading users" and data exploitation."The fact is...

An automated Telegram bot is selling Facebook account phone numbers

Posted on 26/01/2021 by Engadget

Access to a database reportedly containing 500 million users’ private information is being sold on a cybercrime forum. Motherboard reports that the database, which hosts data pulled from Facebook more than two years ago, contains people’s phone numbe...

Chrome 88 makes it easier to manage and change passwords

Posted on 20/01/2021 by Engadget

Google has released another Chrome update for Windows, Mac and Linux, adding some personal security features that should keep users a little safer online. If you use Chrome's built-in password manager — which isn’t our recommendation, but it’s better...

Ring’s Neighbors app exposed precise locations and addresses

Posted on 14/01/2021 by Engadget

Ring’s Neighbors app is still suffering from privacy shortcomings almost three years later. TechCrunch has learned a bug in the Amazon-owned neighborhood watch tool exposed precise locations and home addresses for anyone posting in the software. The...

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