WeChat has suspended new user registrations in a bid to upgrade its tech "to align with relevant laws and regulations" in mainland China. It is expected to get back to normal in early August.
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Google has announced a bunch of privacy- and security-focused improvements for Chrome 92. It has also stated that phishing detection is now 50 times faster and drains lower battery than before.
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Apple has detailed the threats that sideloading of apps poses on user privacy and security. An executive has also stated that iOS is not the platform for you if you want to engage in this activity.
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Google has committed to limit how it uses advertising data in order to resolve privacy and competition concerns as it orchestrates its Privacy Sandbox with the UK's Competition and Markets Authority.
At WWDC 2021, Apple announced new privacy features for their Mail app and the Safari web browser. Together, they will help users stay connected while also remaining as safe as possible.
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The Tails project has released Tails 4.19. Unfortunately, in-built Tor Bridges that were being tested were not included but should be released with Tails 4.20 which is due in mid-July.
WhatsApp has taken the Indian government to court over its new guidelines, citing that the rules will violate user privacy and will allow governments to mandate a new form of mass surveillance.
In a blog post, Facebook has highlighted its efforts in preventing data misuse and unauthorized scraping. It aims to block illegal scraping at scale without compromising on the platform's features.
Google has announced a bunch of ways that it will be enhancing the privacy of customer data with the introduction of new tooling and technology over the course of this year on both web and mobile.
Signal recently created multiple ads to highlight the amount of data collected by Facebook. However, Facebook disabled the company's ad account before these ads could reach their target audiences.
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The latest Zoom update has introduced new notifications to help users maintain their privacy while using the app. They tell users who can see and who can do what with your information.
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DuckDuckGo has announced an update to its Chrome extension which blocks Google's FLoC tracking. Some users were silently added to the FLoC trial in Chrome - DuckDuckGo thinks this is wrong.
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Tails 4.17 has been made available to the public. It includes several changes that make upgrading to a new version less problematic. It also features important updates for the Tor Browser.
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Google Pay users in India will soon be able to turn off the online payment platform's personalization features in order to prevent it from tracking their activities and showing them offers.
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In a surprise announcement, Google has stated that it will soon stop tracking your activity across the web as well as through its products. This is a part of the effort to build a privacy-first web.
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The private search engine Startpage has released findings from a study it carried out about online privacy. While many in the U.S. care about privacy, a large number don't switch services or tools.
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Today, Google announced some improvements to its Fi cellular service. The two-year-old VPN service is finally coming out of beta, and you'll also be able to use it on an iPhone this spring.
A series of screenshots, supposedly showing off Android 12, has surfaced online. The images show new camera and microphone privacy indicators, as well as a new conversations widget.
In its war with Apple about making targeted advertising easier, Facebook will now show prompts in its applications, educating users about the importance of personalized ads for small businesses.
DuckDuckGo is turning on an anti-tracking feature called Global Privacy Control by default in its iOS and Android apps as well as browser extensions to help you enforce your opt-out rights online.
Today is Data Privacy Day, also known as Data Protection Day in Europe. To mark the occasion, Neowin has put together a short guide helping you to tighten your privacy settings on Facebook and Google.
Ecosia has announced that it's now available as a default search provider in the Brave web browser. This will open the search engine up to Brave's 24 million active users and help to drive traffic.
Google has revealed that its Privacy Sandbox trials so far have shown positive results for users and advertisers. It's also working on more APIs to enable privacy-conscious web advertising.
The Indian government has written to WhatsApp after the firm announced a change to its privacy policy. The government said that the changes were discriminatory because they didn't affect Europeans.
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Facebook has started rolling out a new look for its Access Your Information tool, featuring eight specific categories of data. The redesign is meant to make the tool easier to navigate.
