Facebook’s new patent is a privacy-invading nightmare
The company has been granted a patent for a method to automatically scan photos uploaded by users to recognize any products that might appear in them.
The company has been granted a patent for a method to automatically scan photos uploaded by users to recognize any products that might appear in them.
Facebook was criticized for asking for passwords to user email accounts but this “feature” was actually being used to scoop up contact data from user’s email accounts.
Amazon and Google received the highest volume of data from these health apps followed by Microsoft.
Just days after it was discovered that Facebook users’ phone numbers were being used as part of an invasive search tool, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has claimed that he wants to turn Facebook into a privacy-focused platform.
Instant Heart Rate: HR Monitor, Flo Period & Ovulation Tracker, Realtor.com: Real Estate Homes, and seven other leading apps were caught sending heart rate data, period tracking data, and other sensitive information to Facebook.
The study also revealed that 31.8% of Chrome extensions use JavaScript libraries with known vulnerabilities and 9% of Chrome extensions can access and read your cookie files.
Data brokers are starting to use geo-fence tracking technology to grab unique identification numbers from people’s phones and then use this to continuously and pervasively track them.
Facebook has been caught mining data again and Apple has responded forcefully. Here’s everything you need to know.
Facebook can track you on your mobile device, even if you’re not an active Facebook user. Follow these steps to minimize the data Facebook collects on iOS and Android.