Privacy
Google is Worried That GDPR Laws Threaten Its Privacy-Abusive Business Model
Google’s one of the first companies to receive a GDPR fine – and they’re complaining that respecting the privacy of its users may harm their business.
Google and Amazon Want to Collect Data From Smart Home Devices, Even When You Don’t Use the Wake Word
Google and Amazon are now requiring many smart home device makers to send a continuous stream of data back to their servers, regardless of whether voice commands are used.
Amazon Steps Up Its Data Collection Efforts with Eero Acquisition
Amazon can now collect WiFi data through Eero, voice data through Echo and other smart devices with Alexa support, live video data through Ring security cameras, data on your viewing habits through Fire TV and Prime Video, and detailed purchase data through Amazon retail.
How to Stop Your LG Smart TV From Tracking What You Watch
LG smart TVs can track user viewing habits in a number of ways. Follow these steps to disable these tracking.
Does The “Do Not Track” Browser Setting Really Work? Almost Certainly Not.
Even though you tell your browser not to track you online, websites ignore it instruction anyway.
Amazon’s Creepy New Verification Process Requires Some Sellers to Record Facial Videos
Amazon is requiring some new sellers to record five-second videos of their faces which are then stored on Amazon’s servers.
Google Reveals That Nest Secure Alarm Systems Contain a Hidden Microphone
Google has been shipping Nest Guard base systems for over a year without disclosing that they contain an inactive microphone.
Facebook’s Biggest Data Mining Fails
Facebook is the king of data mining fails. Here are five of its worst.
6 Key Takeaways From the Facebook Research App Scandal
Facebook has been caught mining data again and Apple has responded forcefully. Here’s everything you need to know.
Newly Surfaced Tweets Suggest Apple Has Been Aware of the FaceTime Eavesdropping Bug for Over a Week
The tweets suggest Apple support was notified about the bug on January 21 but did not disable Group FaceTime (the source of the bug) until nine days later on January 29.
How to Turn Off Your Samsung Smart TV Tracking Features
If you have a Samsung smart TV, you may have enabled a number of tracking features when you set it up. This is how to disable them.
How to Stop Your Sony Smart TV From Tracking What You Watch
Your Sony smart TV is probably tracking everything you watch and every app you use. Here’s how to disable the tracking features.