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A Google Chrome Bug Is Preventing Users From Clearing Their History
The bug is affecting some users on the more recent versions of Chrome.
Twitter Apologizes for “Accidentally” Sharing Location Data With 3rd Parties
Twitter apologies for its mistake.
Is Microsoft Office the Next Privacy Nightmare?
Options and headings that are written confusingly await you when you use Office.
Revealed: It Appears Google Is Sharing Payment Data With 3rd Parties by Default, and the Opt-Out Setting Is Deceptively Hard to Find
This goes against everything Google’s been saying about privacy lately.
Australia Is Set to Be the Next Open Surveillance State
A China-style social credit is on the way to Australia, a new report suggests.
UK Police Facial Recognition Technology Only Works 4% of the Time
Police even scored a 100% misidentification rate in two separate instances.
Is Rankware the Next Cambridge Analytica?
The Rankware scenario sounds eerily similar to the events that proceeded the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
The EU Has Quietly Restarted Its Push Towards Mass Data Retention
The EU is trying to find away around the ruling that mass data retention is illegal.
Turkey Is the Latest Country to Fine Facebook for Data Privacy Breaches
Turkey fines Facebook $270,000.
Mozilla Says It’ll Delete Private Data After Last Weekend’s Add-Ons Disaster
Firefox is trying to earn back public trust after last weekend’s disaster.
UK: The Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation Calls for Evidence on Online Targeting
The UK government wants more details on the extent of online tracking.
If You Delete Your Alexa Recordings, It Doesn’t Mean the Transcripts Are Deleted
The data is deleted from Amazon’s “main” Alexa hub but still remains elsewhere on Amazon’s servers.
