Twitter Says It “Accidentally” Shared iPhone Location Data with Unnamed Partner

Twitter Says It “Accidentally” Shared iPhone Location Data with Unnamed Partner

Rest assured, Twitter is “very sorry this happened”

  • Apple
  • By Bogdan Popa
  • May 9th, 2019
Google CEO Accuses Apple of Selling Privacy “as a Luxury Good”

Google CEO Accuses Apple of Selling Privacy “as a Luxury Good”

Privacy should be equally available to everyone, he says

How Microsoft Boosts Privacy in Chromium Microsoft Edge Browser

How Microsoft Boosts Privacy in Chromium Microsoft Edge Browser

New privacy tools being added to the new browser

Google to Offer Auto-Delete Tool for Some User History Data

Google to Offer Auto-Delete Tool for Some User History Data

Location tracking data could be deleted automatically

Microsoft Says It’ll Let Users Know More About the Data It Collects

Microsoft Says It’ll Let Users Know More About the Data It Collects

New transparency efforts announced by the company

  • Linux
  • By Marius Nestor
  • April 30th, 2019
Purism Announces Librem One Privacy-Focused Software Suite for Android and iOS

Purism Announces Librem One Privacy-Focused Software Suite for Android and iOS

Includes encrypted chat, email, VPN, and social platform

  • Linux
  • By Marius Nestor
  • April 4th, 2019
Purism to Beef Up Privacy of Its Linux Devices with Private Internet Access VPN

Purism to Beef Up Privacy of Its Linux Devices with Private Internet Access VPN

Purism becomes Private Internet Access's first OEM partner

Windows 10 Shouldn’t Upload Encryption Keys to Microsoft, Privacy Watchdog Says

Windows 10 Shouldn’t Upload Encryption Keys to Microsoft, Privacy Watchdog Says

New campaign launched by the Electronic Frontier Foundation

New Google Maps Feature Will Automatically Delete Location History

New Google Maps Feature Will Automatically Delete Location History

Beta update provides a look at upcoming Maps feature

WhatsApp Under Pressure to Create Backdoor for Snooping on User Conversations

WhatsApp Under Pressure to Create Backdoor for Snooping on User Conversations

India wants to track user messages to fight crime

  • Apple
  • By Bogdan Popa
  • February 8th, 2019
Apple to Ban iPhone Apps Secretly Recording Screen Activity

Apple to Ban iPhone Apps Secretly Recording Screen Activity

Developers must ask for user permission, it says

So Much for Privacy on an iPhone: iOS Apps Caught Secretly Recording User Screen

So Much for Privacy on an iPhone: iOS Apps Caught Secretly Recording User Screen

Analytics services at the heart of new privacy violation

  • Apple
  • By Bogdan Popa
  • February 4th, 2019
Apple Gives in to Russia, Will Store User Data on Local Servers

Apple Gives in to Russia, Will Store User Data on Local Servers

Decision raising concerns from privacy advocates

  • iPhone
  • By Marius Nestor
  • January 29th, 2019
Major FaceTime Privacy Bug Lets You Spy on Your Contacts Before They Answer <em>UPDATE</em>

Major FaceTime Privacy Bug Lets You Spy on Your Contacts Before They Answer UPDATE

It works with any iPhone and on a Mac computer

Possible Bug in WhatsApp May Provide Others with Access to All Your Messages

Possible Bug in WhatsApp May Provide Others with Access to All Your Messages

Messages restored in plain text on new phone numbers

  • Windows
  • By Bogdan Popa
  • December 14th, 2018
Microsoft Says Windows 10 Isn’t Tracking Your Activity Without Permission

Microsoft Says Windows 10 Isn’t Tracking Your Activity Without Permission

It’s all just a bad naming choice, the company explains

  • Windows
  • By Bogdan Popa
  • December 12th, 2018
Windows 10 Said to Track User Activity Even When Told Not To

Windows 10 Said to Track User Activity Even When Told Not To

New privacy concerns caused by Windows 10

 
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