Tag Archives: Data Privacy
Shocking look at how much of your data companies are sharing
Shocking look at how much of your data companies are sharing By Kevin Downey, Komando.com You probably do this all the time. It seems like a simple thing that everyone does so why not? Unfortunately, dozens of companies, or maybe hundreds …
Vtech settles FTC lawsuit over children’s data privacy
Vtech settles FTC lawsuit over children’s data privacy By David Lumb Two years ago, kids electronics maker Vtech suffered a data breach that exposed the personal info of five million customers (over half of whom were not adults). Naturally, the DOJ on behalf of …
Ancestry Made Its Privacy Policy More Transparent, but It Still Claims to Own Your DNA
Ancestry Made Its Privacy Policy More Transparent, but It Still Claims to Own Your DNA By Kristen V. Brown AncestryDNA, owned by the company behind family-tree website Ancestry.com, has taken at least one step toward making its policies more transparent. The …
All the Ways Your Smartphone and Its Apps Can Track You
All the Ways Your Smartphone and Its Apps Can Track You By David Nield The little pocket supercomputers we all constantly carry around with us aren’t just supplying us with useful information, they’re also collecting a host of data on us …
Got a toy that can spy? Here’s how to know and what to do
Got a toy that can spy? Here’s how to know and what to do By Joseph Pisan The FBI, which said earlier this year that toys connected to the internet could be a target for crooks who may listen in …
Apple is sharing your face with apps. That’s a new privacy worry.
Apple is sharing your face with apps. That’s a new privacy worry. By Geoffrey A. Fowler It’s going to hit the fan when the face-mapping tech that powers the iPhone X’s cutesy “Animoji” starts being used for creepier purposes. And Apple …
Sears Petitions to Change Its 8-Year-Old FTC Privacy Settlement Order
Sears Petitions to Change Its 8-Year-Old FTC Privacy Settlement Order By Wendell Bartnick On October 30, 2017, Sears Holding Management Corporation (“Sears”) petitioned the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) to reopen and modify the settlement to which they agreed in 2009. At that time, …
iPhone X TrueDepth Camera Data Raises Privacy Concerns
iPhone X TrueDepth Camera Data Raises Privacy Concerns By Henry T. Casey The TrueDepth cameras in Apple’s iPhone X bring the power of facial recognition — and the convenience of its phone-unlocking Face ID — to its phones, but some believe the company isn’t …
YouTube’s new profiles for children have privacy experts very concerned
YouTube’s new profiles for children have privacy experts very concerned By Kari Paul Children’s video streaming may have just gotten more invasive. YouTube is now allowing parents to make profiles for their children that personalize content based on a child’s age and …
Google Fixes ‘Creepy’ Docs Problem But Spying Fears Persist
Google Fixes ‘Creepy’ Docs Problem But Spying Fears Persist By Jeff John Roberts A glitch in the popular Google Docs service resulted in users getting locked out of their documents, according to a message, they had violated the company’s terms of service. …
