FTC launches sweeping privacy probe into tech giants’ data practices
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Google and Facebook face $9.3bn in fines for violating GDPR laws
It’s barely few hours that the new GDPR data protection law came into force and complaints have been filed against Google and Facebook. Financial Times reports that four complain
EFF launches a stronger Do-Not-Track functionality in web browsers
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) wants more privacy on the Internet and has introduced some clear rules for the web to follow by revising standards for browsers and apps th
Smartphone and laptop battery life can be used to track web users
A team of security researchers has demonstrated that phone batteries can be used to identify their owners and track them around the internet, regardless of the privacy measures tak
Hackers group claims they can reproduce fingerprints from people’s public photos
Security has always been a huge deal for everybody around the world when it comes to keeping our personal information safe. In recent years, fingerprints are commonly used by most
Meet the Creepiest New Tracking Tool that is virtually impossible to Block!
Remember the time when tracking of cookies restricted a few years ago, making it impossible for advertisers to track users and make more money? Well, it ended up with advertisers c
Google now encrypting web searches in China, plans to introduce encryption globally
Google announced that it has started encrypting Web searches for people in China, to evade online censorship by China’s Great Firewall and other snooping agencies. The searc