privacy

Revolut Runs Into Trouble With Ad That Highlights Transactions
Revolut Runs Into Trouble With Ad That Highlights Transactions
February 08, 2019  |  Payment Methods

Revolut, the U.K. FinTech that has been growing at a rapid pace, was forced to acknowledge it made up stats for a recent advertising campaign....

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Apple Stops Devs From Recording User App Activity
Apple Stops Devs From Recording User App Activity
February 08, 2019  |  Apple

Apple has ordered app developers to remove or make public their use of a code that allows them to record how a user interacts with...

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Apple Removes Safari Location Tracking, Disrupting AR/VR
Apple Removes Safari Location Tracking, Disrupting AR/VR
February 06, 2019  |  Apple

An update in Apple’s Safari browser might disrupt augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) experiences. A document published to Apple’s developer site revealed that the next...

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WhatsApp Brings More Security To iOS Users
WhatsApp Brings More Security To iOS Users
February 04, 2019  |  Mobile Applications

WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned messaging app, now supports the biometric authentication technologies of Apple. A tech publication reported that people updating to the newest version of WhatsApp...

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Facebook Hit With Three State Probes Over Privacy Violations
Facebook Hit With Three State Probes Over Privacy Violations
February 01, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook is now being investigated by at least three additional states regarding the alleged mishandling of user data. According to Bloomberg, Attorneys General in Pennsylvania,...

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Google GDPR Complaint Suggests Personal Data Misuse
Google GDPR Complaint Suggests Personal Data Misuse
January 28, 2019  |  Regulation

A General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) complaint shows that Google may have misused people’s personal data and categorized them in highly sensitive ways, according to reports....

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Google Disputes $57M EU GDPR Fine
Google Disputes $57M EU GDPR Fine
January 24, 2019  |  Google

Google has decided to dispute the €50 million fine handed down by French privacy regulators for allegedly failing to comply with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation...

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Google Hit With $57M GDPR Fine
Google Hit With $57M GDPR Fine
January 21, 2019  |  Regulation

Alphabet Inc.’s Google was hit with a $57 million fine Monday (Jan. 21) by a French regulator, in what the Wall Street Journal reported is...

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US Regulators Eye ‘Record’ Facebook Fine
US Regulators Eye ‘Record’ Facebook Fine
January 18, 2019  |  Regulation

Regulators in the United States have reportedly met to discuss levying fines against social media giant Facebook, a punishment that could be sizable in scope...

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