September 18, 2018

91 “child friendly” Android apps accused of exploitation

New Mexico's AG filed a lawsuit accusing a popular app maker, plus Google's and Twitter's ad platforms, of illegally collecting kids' data.

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September 12, 2018

Vizio to send class notices through the TVs that spied on viewers

Millions of smart TVs may soon be forced to admit to viewers that they spied on them, and then sold their data.

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June 11, 2018

Welcome to the non-neutral net: Day one

Come Monday morning, when this article posts, net neutrality looks set to be axed. What might the dawn of a net neutrality-free future hold?

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June 05, 2018

Facebook defends practice of giving deep data access to device makers

They're not "outsiders," Facebook says. They're part of Facebook, helping to make Facebook play nicely with their devices.

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March 28, 2018

Cambridge Analytica’s secret coding sauce allegedly leaked

The exposed data, available free by registering an email address, shows CA used software developed by AggregateIQ to sway US elections.

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March 28, 2018

FTC goes after Facebook

Time for Facebook to face the music on its data glad-handling in the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

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August 09, 2017

When is a VPN not private? When you’re not paying for it

A complaint to the FTC alleges that the free Hotspot Shield VPN isn't as private as you might think

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June 14, 2016

DeRay Mckesson’s Twitter account hacked with just his name and four digits

Who needs a password? Instead they got his phone carrier to change his SIM number using the last four digits of his taxpayer ID and his name.

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June 03, 2016

Newspaper industry asks FTC to investigate “deceptive” adblockers

The Newspaper Association of America is asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate adblockers' "deceptive" and "unlawful" practices.

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