Privacy | TechnologyTangle

Jan 22 • 3 months ago

Millions of people imperiled through sign-in links sent by SMS

Even well-known services with millions of users are exposing sensitive data. ...

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Jan 14 • 4 months ago

Gemini can now scan your photos, email, and more to provide better answers

The feature will start with paid users only, and it's off by default. ...

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Jan 10 • 4 months ago

“Ungentrified” Craigslist may be the last real place on the Internet

People still use Craigslist to find jobs, love, and even to cast creative projects. ...

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Jan 06 • 4 months ago

The nation’s strictest privacy law just took effect, to data brokers’ chagrin

Californians can now submit demands requiring 500 brokers to delete their data. ...

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Jan 02 • 4 months ago

Real estate agents under the microscope in Australian-first privacy ‘compliance sweep’

Businesses including pubs and car rental companies targeted to check if they use ‘power asymmetry’ to gather personal data and keep it too longGet our

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Dec 18 • 5 months ago

Browser extensions with 8 million users collect extended AI conversations

The extensions, available for Chromium browsers, harvest full AI conversations over months. ...

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Dec 17 • 5 months ago

Google will end dark web reports that alerted users to leaked data

Google says the reports lacked "helpful next steps." ...

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Nov 05 • 6 months ago

Flock haters cross political divides to remove error-prone cameras

Lawmakers' calls for Flock probe may help kill local contracts, expert says. ...

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Oct 18 • 7 months ago

Ring cameras are about to get increasingly chummy with law enforcement

Amazon's Ring partners with company whose tech has reportedly been used by ICE. ...

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Oct 14 • 7 months ago

Hackers can steal 2FA codes and private messages from Android phones

Malicious app required to make "Pixnapping" attack work requires no permissions. ...

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Oct 10 • 7 months ago

Discord says hackers stole government IDs of 70,000 users

As more sites require IDs for user age verification, expect more such breaches to come. ...

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Oct 03 • 7 months ago

Google confirms Android dev verification will have free and paid tiers, no public list of devs

Google promises verification will make Android safer, but at what cost? ...

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