Apple’s AI pitch will live or die by its privacy promise
As expected, yesterday's WWDC keynote was mostly about AI. And also as expected, Apple tried to turn its late arrival into its sales pitch: it didn't ...
Filtr is a new privacy tool that blocks ads in almost every iPhone and Mac app
This popular ad blocker app for iPhones, iPads, and Macs can now block ads from loading inside apps, including web browsers, thanks to a new feature i...
Firefox is working on a rounded redesign with easy-to-find controls for privacy and AI
Firefox is getting a drastic visual overhaul with a redesigned Settings section that will make it easier to find and use privacy settings, including t...
Venmo is starting to test a big redesign of its app, and as part of the changes, it will be implementing a major new privacy measure: the onboarding p...
US supreme court hears whether smartphone location data warrants infringe users’ privacy
Lawyer for DoJ argued actions taken in public while in possession of a smartphone afforded no expectation of privacyThe US supreme court is considerin...
Privacy and law enforcement clash as the Supreme Court wrestles with 'geofence' warrants
In oral arguments at the Supreme Court Monday, most of the justices aimed pointed questions at both sides, with the usual conservative-liberal alignme...
The Supreme Court case that could redefine your digital privacy
Police in Virginia used a technique called geofencing to tap into Google's databases to find out who was near the scene of a bank robbery. The Supreme...
A new Republican privacy bill could be ‘worse than no standard at all’
Congress is once again attempting to pass a national data privacy law. But while it would introduce new protections in some states, it would weaken pr...
What is the UK Biobank project and what are the privacy concerns around it?
Thousands of research papers have been published based on participants’ data, but there are questions over protection of private informationWith the r...
Rental platform unnecessarily collected the data of millions of Australians, privacy commissioner finds
2Apply’s over-collection of personal information adds to the power of the real estate industry in the competitive rental market, Carly Kind saysFollow...
