Privacy
Jewish dating app JCrush has leaked private info about members, including explicit messages
Poor security practices lead to the exposure of personal intimate information about users.
Firefox will now block trackers by default
It won’t go as far as other browsers but it’s a good start.
Square has been sending transaction receipts to the wrong people, and apparently it happens all the time
Square says that they’ve reduced incidents as much as this by 50%.
Apple announces new iOS 13 location settings with enhanced privacy features
The new features will give iOS users more control over their location data and help to prevent abuse of this location data by third parties.
TrueCaller has been accused of an egregious privacy violation by an investigative journalist who was put at risk
The app allows users to tag numbers, exposing the information of those who need to remain anonymous for their own safety.
Schools are using mass surveillance techniques on kids, new report shows
As always, the move to keep people “safe” is actually a massive invasion of privacy.
New trend towards letting private companies profile your DNA leads to an arrest in 43-year old murder case
People giving up their DNA has led to an increase in the closing of cases of unsolved cases. But at what cost?
Judge orders Facebook to hand over emails about data privacy
Facebook’s data privacy scandals are far from over.
Facebook lawyer: we can’t abuse your privacy since Facebook gives you zero privacy to begin with
Facebook reveals what everyone else was already thinking.
Amazon’s Alexa could in your next apartment whether you like it or not
Amazon are pushing to be in many different aspects of your life.
The UK admits it won’t be able to enforce the porn block, will introduce it anyway
Critics have called it one of the dumbest proposals ever.
Irish Supreme Court rules Facebook has to face data protection case
The judges ruled that Facebook would have to face and answer to accusations.