Tag Archives: privacy

Since Saturday, a A massive trove of Facebook data has circulated publicly, splashing information from approximately 533 million Facebook users across the Internet. The data includes things like profile names, Facebook ID …

When encryption The Signal communications app, launched almost seven years ago, brought the promise of the strongest encryption available to a very simple interface for calling and texting. Now Signal is incorporating …

The UK is planning a new attack on end-to-end encryption, with the Home Office set to spearhead efforts designed to deter Facebook from further rolling out the technology into its messaging apps. …

With the Excelsior Pass, New York on Friday became the first state to launch a so-called vaccine passport, USA Today reported. Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo also promoted the launch Friday on Twitter. …

When it comes to privacy, Apple has always presented itself as the golden boy of Big Tech. Now some of that glow is wearing off. An internal document from France’s data regulator …

Peloton Tread + treadmill. Photographer: Adam Glanzman / Bloomberg Photographer: Adam Glanzman / Bloomberg Peloton Interactive Inc. issued a safety warning Thursday after learning of the death of a child due to …

Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Financial Services Committee at the Rayburn House office building on Capitol Hill on October 23, 2019 in Washington, DC. Zuckerberg testified about …

Photo: MANAN VATSYAYANA / Contributor (fake images) New regulations were passed under Of California Consumer privacy law Monday that will ban the use of so-called dark patterns – tricks deployed by websites …

Dear readers: Every year during this time I move away from my column to work on other creative projects. Hope you enjoy these “Best of” questions and answers (edited) from 10 years …

Widespread piracy continued to be on everyone’s mind this week as countless companies and organizations continued to grapple with a host of major hacks. Now that Microsoft patches have been available for …