Some popular iPhone apps use clever tricks to uniquely identify a user and show them personalized ads, even if they are not allowed to track their activities for identification. For example, data is collected about the time the iPhone was last...
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Facebook told advertisers on its blog that the ad performance in its iPhone apps has declined due to recent major changes to Apple’s privacy policy. Facebook estimated the decline in advertising performance on iOS devices at about 15% in the...
The official release of the browser Google Chrome 94 took place. It implements a number of useful new features, but there are some features that should be taken with skepticism – one of them, according to Mozilla, allows you to monitor users...
Google has announced that auto-resetting app permissions, first introduced in Android 11, will soon be rolling out to all versions of its mobile operating system starting with Android 6. The feature will roll out with an update to Google Play...
Google announced last year that it would only respond to requests for user data when submitted through the US Department of Justice. But that did not stop the company from transferring user information to the Hong Kong authorities, as it was an...
The German government has reportedly acknowledged the purchase of Pegasus spyware, despite the fact that some of the product’s features violate the country’s privacy laws. However, sources say that the version of the software purchased...
Earlier this week, it became known that the ProtonMail service, which positions itself as a confidential mail service, at the request of the Swiss authorities provided the IP addresses of some users, as a result of which they were arrested. Now, the...
According to investigative journalism nonprofit ProPublica, Facebook, the parent company of WhatsApp, is somehow able to view the content of user messages. If this is true, then Facebook is likely to face another scandal, as the company has...
It became known that the email service with an increased level of privacy ProtonMail disclosed to the Swiss authorities the IP addresses of some of its French users who are associated with the “green” movement Youth for Climate, which...
The German company NitroKey has released a modified version of the Google Pixel 4a smartphone. The new product, released under the name NitroPhone 1, features an increased level of data security and provides the best user privacy. 9to5google.com The...
On Thursday, a US federal judge said Apple would face a class action lawsuit in which it was accused of violating the privacy of users of the proprietary voice assistant Siri. The plaintiffs will try to prove that Siri regularly records their...
Earlier this month, Apple announced its intention to deploy software to user devices to search for images of child abuse scenes. This initiative was heavily criticized, under the pressure of which Apple announced the postponement of the launch of a...
Twitter is set to launch testing new privacy features, giving users deeper control over their subscriber lists, as well as who can see their posts and likes. The service strives to become more convenient for communication. Source: bloomberg.com...
It became known that Apple has been scanning iCloud Mail in order to find images with signs of child abuse, and has been doing this since 2019. However, iCloud Photos and cloud backups are not scanned. About it writes resource 9to5Mac, whose...
Earlier today, we reported that software researchers were able to create conflict in a search engine for images containing child abuse footage. Apple reacted to the message by stating that enthusiasts had access to only part of the system’s...
The researchers managed to create a conflict in the built-in iOS hash function, which relies on the system for detecting images containing scenes of child abuse. The problem affects the hashing system NeuralHash, which allows Apple to pinpoint...
Google has banned the use of a tracking tool developed by SafeGraph, which sold location data to Android users for COVID-19 mapping and other purposes. SafeGraph is one of several companies that collect geolocation records using plugins in Android...
The Chinese government has drawn the attention of automakers to the need to strengthen information security, as well as ensure the storage of important data on the territory of the country. This, for example, may mean that drones and cars with...
Last week, Apple announced its intention to deploy software to users’ devices to search for images of child abuse scenes. This news was met with controversy and even led to an open letter demanding that the deployment of the said technology be...
