Last Wednesday, Google announced that Gmail will soon have a ‘confidential mode’ that will give users more privacy controls over their emails. The new feature will allow users to remove their recipients’ option to forward, copy, download, or print specific emails. Users will even have the...
According to the annual data published by US courts last Wednesday, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance (FISA) Court had denied a record number of surveillance orders in Trump’s first year, more than the total within the court’s 40-year history. The court had denied 26 applications in full,...
Researchers at Checkmarx recently revealed that it is possible to create an Alexa skill that made the device eavesdrop on its users indefinitely. Erez Yalon, Checkmarx’s manager of application security research said that it is possible to send sensitive data such as whole transcripts of anything...
Uber told the media this week that it is planning to provide users and drivers more privacy by slightly obscuring exact pick-up and drop-off location. The move is expected to yield a compromise between the rider’s safety concerns and driver’s need for precise logs which...
In an interview last Tuesday, Hong Kong’s Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data Stephen Wong Kai-yi said that it was time to review the city’s 22-year old data protection law after a series of data leaks had affected more than half a million of its residents. Wong...
Last Tuesday, Twitter unveiled its new privacy policy where it lays out how it collects, uses, and shares its users’ data. The new policy is set to take effect on the same date as the EU’s GDPR which gives European citizens rights to access and...
It was revealed last week that an unknown party had leaked parts of the code used in GrayKey, a device used for cracking up-to-date iPhones. The extortionists had reportedly threatened the device maker, GrayShift, and said that they will leak the rest of the code...
Facebook-owned WhatsApp is reportedly raising the minimum age for users in Europe from 13 to 16 in preparations for the GDPR which will be coming into force May 25. Within the next few weeks, WhatsApp will be asking European users to confirm if they are indeed...
Facebook has reportedly pushed back the launch of its smart speakers until October as the company struggles to deal with the privacy controversy it is currently embroiled in. The speakers were supposed to be unveiled in May but postponed after being recently questioned by two...
According to a new study by Ad Perceptions, the growing consumer privacy concerns that have prompted stricter rules may temper the growth of mobile marketing and even lead to more fraud. In a survey involving 305 mobile advertisers and agencies, 82% said that mobile device...