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Sleep tech data collected by firms raises privacy concerns
US-based smart manufacturer collects more than 8 billion biometric data points every night, but it is unclear how this…
Facebook Worried About Mark Zuckerberg's Old Emails in FTC Privacy…
Employees within Facebook have dug up “emails that appear to connect Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg to potentially problematic…
Why Successful Startups Care About Privacy Resources… And Why You…
The internet has become an international hub for communication and innovation. As a consequence, it is now also the largest…
How to plan your smart home - and weigh privacy risks
NEW YORK (AP) — You might have heard of lights that turn off with an app or voice command. Or window shades that magically rise…
How to Protect Yourself Against Apple's iPhone Bugs
Apple has, once again, found itself stuck with an eye-rolling iOS bug that puts your security and privacy at risk. And, no, this…
Your Future Doctor Could Monitor Your Facebook Posts for Disease
Medical providers could soon use your social media to predict diseases from depression to diabetes, sparking questions of data…
‘An extremely disturbing trend’: EU regulators take aim at tech…
European regulators have been zeroing in on potentially nefarious anti-privacy practices from U.S. tech platforms on numerous…
“Men Are Scum”: Inside Facebook’s War on Hate Speech
The company blew it on privacy and fake news. Can it do better against trolls and racists? An exclusive embed with Facebook’s…
Don't Buy Anyone a Ring Camera
There’s a chance you had never heard of Ring cameras before Amazon bought the company for as much as $1.8 billion last year. It’s…
Americans Deserve a Law Protecting Their Digital Privacy - Here’s Our…
Privacy is a fundamental human right. Today CDT has put forth a draft federal privacy bill fto advance this right nationwide.
How Your Landlord Could Be Tracking You
Key fobs and other smart-access technologies make it easier for us to get in and out of our homes — but they’re also a privacy…
If you care about your privacy, try these special versions of Firefox
Mozilla has put its most advanced features in its lesser-known desktop and mobile browsers. Here’s how the latest versions work,…
Congress is considering privacy legislation – be afraid
States like California have been at the forefront of privacy innovation in recent decades. A possible federal law could bring…
https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/pringle-smart-home-privacy-1.51093…
It's no secret that our increasingly "smart" houses have become a rich source of data for companies. We know — in a general…
The one thing you should do to protect your privacy in 2019
It’s time to start using a VPN. Here’s why–and three good choices to get your started.
Why every website wants you to accept its cookies
Cookies alerts are supposed to improve our privacy online. But are they?
New York's Privacy Bill Is Even Bolder Than California's
New York is poised to become the next battleground in the fight for consumers' rights over their personal data.
Apple loves to talk about how secure it is. And then this happened
Privacy is really hard, as Tim Cook has been telling us.
By Pure Coincidence, a Ton of People Are Downloading Their Facebook…
Last spring, Facebook was confronted with a flood of scandals and new privacy regulations in Europe that reminded users that they…
A thief took Facebook hard drives with payroll data from a worker's…
It seems Facebook just couldn't make it through to the end of the year without another privacy-related incident. Only this time…
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