Meta has rolled out new privacy updates for teenagers on Instagram and Facebook, to protect them from online harm. Starting now, anyone who joins Facebook under the age of 16, or under the age of 18 in some countries, will automatically be placed in more private settings, the company said in a blogpost. Meta announces privacy updates for teens on Facebook, Instagram The … [Read more...] about Meta introduces new privacy updates for teens on Instagram, Facebook
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Google to roll out Privacy Sandbox on Android 13 starting early 2023
Google announced today that they will begin rolling out the Privacy Sandbox system on a limited number of Android 13 devices starting in early 2023. The Privacy Sandbox for Android is a set of technologies Google introduced in February this year, aiming to limit the tracking of users while still providing advertisers with viable performance-measurement options. Since … [Read more...] about Google to roll out Privacy Sandbox on Android 13 starting early 2023
WhatsApp new privacy features: New privacy-oriented features you should know
WhatsApp has launched a new campaign in India. The Meta-owned instant messaging application WhatsApp will be trying to create awareness about its new privacy features that have been introduced recently. The app plans to focus on educating users on WhatsApp’s built-in layers of privacy protections. Recently, the app added features like leaving groups silently, controlling who … [Read more...] about WhatsApp new privacy features: New privacy-oriented features you should know
Twitter explains privacy settings to users via side-scrolling platformer Twitter Data Dash
Twitter Data Dash Twitter has decided to discuss its privacy settings with users in the most engaging and interesting way possible. On Wednesday, it released a side-scrolling platformer game called Twitter Data Dash. “The Twitterverse can be tricky to navigate if you don’t know your way around. So we made a game to help you understand our privacy policy a little better,” … [Read more...] about Twitter explains privacy settings to users via side-scrolling platformer Twitter Data Dash
Google would like you to overview your privacy and security settings in Chrome
To make sure you understand the implications of each control, Google’s Chrome browser has launched a new Privacy Guide on desktop. It’s basically a one-stop shop that walks you through tightening your privacy in a step-by-step fashion. Image credit: Firmbee.com / Unsplash Google’s Chrome browser has launched a Privacy Guide feature on desktop The new guide is a … [Read more...] about Google would like you to overview your privacy and security settings in Chrome
Speek.Chat – Privacy Focused Messenger built on Tor Network
Looking for a secure instant messaging app? Speek.Chat is a free open-source messenger based on Tor hidden network services. No server, no metadata, no ID or phone number! With it, users are only identified via public keys. By sharing the key to others, they can send request to add you into contact list and then start chatting. All messages and files are end-to-end encrypted … [Read more...] about Speek.Chat – Privacy Focused Messenger built on Tor Network
12 Simple Tools to Protect Your Privacy
Data is one of the most valuable assets available. For better or worse, data collection techniques aren’t going anywhere. To be practical, we need all sorts of data to analyze, study, and learn about things. Of course, it also brings in the risk of exploiting the data collected, such as malicious agencies getting hold of your browsing data (or internet activity). While data … [Read more...] about 12 Simple Tools to Protect Your Privacy
Google Launching Privacy Sandbox to Limit Ad Tracking on Android, Calls ‘Blunt Approaches’ Like Apple’s ‘Ineffective’
Google has announced plans to strengthen user privacy on Android with a new initiative that will put an end to cross-app tracking on Android over the next two years, making it more difficult for advertisers to track users across other apps. In a blog post, Google announced a multi-year project named "Privacy Sandbox" that introduces "more private advertising solutions" for … [Read more...] about Google Launching Privacy Sandbox to Limit Ad Tracking on Android, Calls ‘Blunt Approaches’ Like Apple’s ‘Ineffective’
How Privacy Has Come To the Forefront of Laptop Design At CES 2022
Over the last several years there has been a renewed push towards privacy features from the laptop industry. With the majority of PC sales being laptops, and battery life improving dramatically, use of laptops in public spaces for business use has increased accordingly. Quite a few business laptops now offer things like privacy shutters for the webcam, as an example, but much … [Read more...] about How Privacy Has Come To the Forefront of Laptop Design At CES 2022
Major Apple Safari privacy bug means any websites can access your Google ID, other private data
If you care about your privacy you mean need to put down your iPhone, after a serious implementation bug in Safari means any website is able to read some of your private data and recent browsing history, even when using Private Browsing mode. The issue is with how Safari implements IndexedDB, a browser-based database commonly used by web apps. Most browsers create a new … [Read more...] about Major Apple Safari privacy bug means any websites can access your Google ID, other private data