Telegram offers a free premium subscription. But instead requires to reveal the phone number to strangers
The Technology section is powered by Favbet Tech Telegram offers a new way to get a premium subscription for free. All you have to do is enter…
US authorities require Google to reveal the identities of viewers of certain YouTube videos
The Technology section is powered by Favbet Tech The U.S. federal government subpoenaed Google for the names, addresses, phone numbers, and user activity of accounts that viewed…
Former Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotyk wants to buy TikTok, – The Wall Street Journal
He has already presented the idea to potential partners, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. The Wall Street Journal reports that former Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotyk is…
Musk activated calls in X by default — now your IP address is visible to every interlocutor. How to turn off?
In his quest to turn the simple and functional Twitter app into an all-in-one app called X, Elon Musk has launched audio and video calls on the…
Joe Biden banned the sale of personal data of Americans to Russia and China
The US president has signed an executive order banning the bulk sale of Americans’ geolocation, genomic, financial and medical data to “countries of concern”, including Russia and…
The “confidential” browser DuckDuckGo has received built-in password synchronization
DuckDuckGo has added a new built-in feature to its private browser that will allow you to sync logins, passwords, bookmarks and favorites across multiple devices. The company…
Danish regulator bans sending schoolchildren’s data to Google – this could lead to a complete ban on Chromebooks and Workplace in education
The Technology section is powered by Favbet Tech Denmark’s regulator opposes Google’s policy that allows student data from Chromebooks and Google Workplace for Education to be used…
Only by orders. Amazon will restrict police access to video from Ring smart calls
The Technology section is powered by Favbet Tech Starting next week, the company will disable Request For Assistance, a program that allowed law enforcement to obtain recordings…
Google Maps is getting more privacy features and settings
Google Maps is getting several updates that add new privacy-focused settings. Users will now have more control over their location data. Innovations affect the operation of a…
Apple and Google are believed to be spying on push notifications on users’ smartphones and handing over the data to governments
Foreign governments may be spying on smartphone use, and now Sen. Ron Wyden’s office is pushing Apple and Google to reveal exactly how it’s happening. Push notifications…
Last year, the Apple App Store prevented fraudulent transactions worth $2 billion – 1.7 million applications were rejected, hundreds of thousands of developers were banned
Apple’s App Store prevented more than $2 billion in fraudulent transactions last year, the company said in a press release. In 2022, Apple rejected nearly 1.7 million…
The Edge browser sends almost all visited addresses to the Bing server – this is not tracking, but a new function that does not work correctly.
Microsoft Edge sends almost every web address you visit to the Bing API site. Reddit users have noticed that the latest version of Microsoft Edge sends a…
$5 million lawsuit – Tesla was sued for distributing “intimate” videos from the surveillance cameras of customers’ cars
Tesla is facing a class-action lawsuit amid news of the release of videos of customers’ private lives captured by in-car cameras. A Reuters article published on Thursday…
Smartphones with Chinese firmware will send your personal data to China – University of Edinburgh and Trinity College research
A new study posted on arxiv.org shows that manufacturers of China’s most popular Android smartphones are collecting large amounts of easily traceable personal data. Specifically, the China…
Apple shoots new ad about iPhone privacy features – with Nathan from ‘Ted Lasso’
For Data Privacy Day on January 28, Apple released a short film featuring Nick Mohammed, best known for his role as Nathan on the Apple TV+ comedy…
Citizen security app accidentally lights up Billie Eilish’s home address – after singer reports theft
The Citizen app, used to track emergencies and crimes, was accidentally doxed by Billie Eilish. The singer’s appeal, in which she reported a burglary in her house,…
Google will provide free access to Magritte, an internal privacy tool that “wanders” objects in video
Google will provide open source access to two of the latest Privacy Enhancement Technologies (PETs) as part of Google’s Protected Computing initiative. The first tool is an…
iRobot’s Roomba j7 robotic vacuum cleaner took a picture of a woman in the toilet to train artificial intelligence. Pictures “leaked” on Facebook
Images captured by iRobot’s Roomba j7 robotic vacuum cleaner were sent to Scale AI, a startup that tags audio, photo and video for artificial intelligence training. Later,…
The European Commission is investigating the activities of TikTok – the regulator is interested in the transfer of data of EU citizens to China and advertising aimed at teenagers
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, confirmed that several investigations are currently underway into TikTok. The investigation is looking into the transfer of…
WSJ: Apple completely abandoned the controversial system of checking iCloud photos for child pornography
Apple has decided to end the development of iCloud photo verification technology to combat child abuse, in particular, the detection of cases of sexual exploitation of minors…
Apple has enabled end-to-end encryption for iCloud backups. How to activate?
Apple launched Advanced Data Protection, an end-to-end encryption scheme that prevents data stored in the iCloud client from being decrypted on a third-party device. Advanced Data Protection…
Mysk: Apple App Store analytics transmits personal data – privacy policy is not violated, but it confuses the user
Detailed analytical data of activity in the Apple App Store can be tied directly to the Apple account – developers from the Mysk company said on Twitter….
British regulator wades into Sir Nick Clegg’s battle with Google
Britain has waded into a battle between Google and Facebook over privacy changes that threaten to cost the social network tens of billions of dollars and figure…
Apple under fire over iPhone encryption tech
Mobile operators have become locked in a power struggle with Apple after urging regulators to outlaw the iPhone maker’s encryption technology over claims it will undermine “digital…
BBC delays podcast on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex after related documentary draws 925 complaints
The BBC said it was “still in production” and that it would be released as a box set only on an unconfirmed date “when it’s ready”. The…