Privacy - Page 82

May 29, 2019

Businesses balk at FCC bid to block robocalls

Some businesses are pushing back against a regulatory proposal that would allow phone companies to block unwanted robocalls.

May 22, 2019

Instagram leak reveals 'private details' of 49 million users – including phone numbers

Instagram has accidentally leaked the private information of 49 million of its users including major influencers and bloggers.

May 20, 2019

Your phone is spying? The truth behind the strange phenomenon

Almost everyone has an eerie a tale to tell. Perhaps you’ve been talking to a friend about an island vacation, when suddenly deals for the Maldives or Hawaii pop up on your Facebook feed. Creepy or coincidence? Was your smartphone eavesdropping on your conversation?

May 16, 2019

Tammy Bruce: Microsoft wants you to use approved political speech --This is a real threat to our freedom

Microsoft has decided that you need help in understanding what words to use when you write. After all, what you write and how you want to write it should take a backseat to what liberals think you should write.

May 16, 2019

The Wall Street Journal: The pros and cons of facial recognition

San Francisco has become the first city to forbid local agencies from using facial-recognition software. The Stop Secret Surveillance Ordinance, enacted Wednesday, asserts that the technology’s “propensity . . . to endanger civil rights and civil liberties substantially outweighs its purported benefits.”

May 14, 2019

San Francisco becomes 1st major US city to outlaw police use of facial recognition technology

San Francisco is to become the first U.S. city to outlaw a rapidly developing technology that has alarmed privacy and civil-liberties advocates, as the liberal city’s supervisors voted Tuesday to ban the use of facial recognition software by police and other city departments.

May 10, 2019

US Senators call for FTC probe of Amazon's Echo Dot Kids Edition

Several US senators are asking Amazon for more information about its Echo Dot Kids Edition, which advocacy groups claim violates kids' digital privacy.

May 5, 2019

How to make your password more secure

Here are some best practices to keep your passwords safer.

May 2, 2019

Google preps new privacy controls to let you delete your location data

Google is preparing new privacy controls that can periodically erase your location history from the company's servers.

April 30, 2019

Apple says parental control apps were pulled for security reasons

Apple's attempts to help parents fight smartphone addiction among children should've been a PR win.