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Chinese TikTok Introduces Face Search
TikTok – the global version – and the app’s version for the Chinese market that is now launching this advertising feature, known as Douyin – are both the product of one of China’s own “Big Tech” companies, namely, ByteDance.
Google Blocks Pro-Privacy Motion at World Wide Web Consortium
One paragraph said PING could ask the W3C to give it the power to block any projects that the group felt undermined user privacy.
Vimeo Sued for Allegedly Building Biometric Database of Faces
The lawsuit against Vimeo has been filed by Bradley Acaley from Illinois who claims that this kind of biometric data collection and building face prints of users is without permission
Yahoo Says Only Users in US and Israel Will Be Compensated for Data Breach
The settlement is related to massive data breaches between 2013 and 2016 which affected all of Yahoo’s approximately 3 billion accounts worldwide.
Apple Managed to Decimate Ad Blockers on Safari With Little Backlash
But, unlike Google and its plans for Chrome, the Apple has succeeded in removing adblockers without facing any backlash or raising alarms among its users.
UK NHS Trusts Sign Data Sharing Contract With Google, Raising Privacy Concerns
Google’s complete takeover of UK company DeepMind mean NHS contracts are now made direct with Google.
Edward Snowden Suggests Germany Cooperated With the NSA
Snowden’s memoir, dubbed “Permanent Record,” describes Germany as a “primary example” of cooperation in NSA’s mass surveillance programs.
Facebook Stores Portal Voice Recordings by Default
Facebook enables voice data storage by default wherein consumers are responsible for disabling the option, if they wish to.
China Says Apple Works With US Authorities to “Spy on Ordinary Users”
China could be firing a shot across the leading US tech giant’s bows that suggests: if your government plays its cards wrong, your future will exclude China’s lucrative 1+ billion market primed to spend disposable income on overpriced status symbols.
Over 15,000 Unsecured Private Webcams Are Easily Visible Online
When it comes to P2P devices, most of them are IoT and web cameras that are always connected to the manufacturer’s server. The problem is, this is only as secure as the manufacturer makes it, and not all of them work under the same standards.
Tech Giants Tried but Failed to Prevent California Consumer Privacy Act
Only five amendments went through and none of them managed to compromise its goal or introduce loopholes that could be exploited in a future by tech giants.
US Files Civil Lawsuit Against Edward Snowden and Seeks All Proceeds From His New Book
The lawsuit was filed on the same day that Snowden’s book Permanent Record was released – a book which focuses on Snowden’s work for US spy agencies and why he decided to become a whistleblower.
