Facebook criticizes Apple’s iOS 14 privacy update, saying changes limit its ability to target ads

Facebook criticizes Apple’s iOS 14 privacy update, saying the changes limit its ability to target iPhone owners with personalized ads Apple’s iOS 14 will block companies from tracking users on other apps Facebook hit back saying this will limit its ability to target iPhone users with ads  Facebook uses  a device’s unique identifier to follow their … Read more

Predator loses Supreme Court battle after claiming vigilante paedophile hunters breached his PRIVACY

Sexual predator loses Supreme Court battle after claiming vigilante paedophile hunters breached his PRIVACY when they caught him grooming ’13-year-old girl’ online Mark Sutherland was convicted in August 2018 of attempting to groom children It came after evidence from a paedophile hunter group was handed to the police Sutherland brought a Supreme Court challenge arguing … Read more

DNC and RNC warn staffers against using TikTok over privacy concerns and ties to China

US Democratic and Republican National Committees warn staffers against using TikTok over privacy concerns and ties to Chinese government The DNC and RNC have warned party members and staffers against using TikTok Both parties are citing privacy concerns as their reason TikTok is owned by the China-based ByteDance and has come under scrutiny for sending … Read more

Apple reveals macOS Big Sur, with new privacy features and the ‘biggest update to Safari ever’ 

As part of a massive reveal at the 2020 World Wide Developers Conference, Apple announced a range of new features in macOS Big Sur, the company’s next major update to its laptop and desktop operating system.  macOS Big Sur is scheduled for release this fall and according to Apple’s Craig Federighi will bring ‘unmatched levels … Read more

Facebook appoints ‘privacy committee’ on its board

Facebook has created a ‘privacy committee’ on its board of directors as part of the company’s $5billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission following the Cambridge Analytica scandal.   Members of the panel, which will be responsible for overseeing risks related to privacy and data use, were named in a financial filing on Wednesday, Business Insider … Read more

Facebook appoints ‘privacy committee’ on its board

Facebook has created a ‘privacy committee’ on its board of directors as part of the company’s $5billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission following the Cambridge Analytica scandal.   Members of the panel, which will be responsible for overseeing risks related to privacy and data use, were named in a financial filing on Wednesday, Business Insider … Read more

US Senate votes AGAINST American’s internet privacy as it fails to amend parts of the Patriot Act

The US Senate voted Wednesday on an amendment to the Patriot Act that would prevent law enforcement from seizing American’s internet browsing and search history without a warrant. The bill required 60 supporting votes to pass and the final tally came up with only 59 ayes and 37 nays – but the failure was only … Read more