Google to Stop Targeting Ads Using Web Browsing History
Google is making big changes to its existing business model. The company has announced that it will stop selling ads that use users' search and browsing history. The existing solutions will be replaced by new data collection techniques that are based on anonymous information covering large groups of Internet users.
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Michael Kulakowski
March 3, 2021
Facebook Ad Advertises User Tracking
Facebook has released an ad video that attempts to warm up the image of ad tracking. It is mainly aimed at Apple device users and related to the introduction of App Tracking Transparency.
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Arkadiusz Strzala
March 1, 2021
TikTok is a Threat to Children, Claims Complaint to European Commission
The EU consumer rights organisation BEUC has filed a complaint with the European Commission against the popular online platform TikTok. The entity accuses the Chinese company of violating numerous provisions of EU law.
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Bart Swiatek
February 17, 2021
iPhone Apps Will Ask If They Can Track You
Apple will soon introduce App Tracking Transparency on iPhones and iPads. Apps will ask users for permission to collect and use data.
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Jan Kasprzak
January 31, 2021
WhatsApp Loses Millions of Users but Gains New Virus
Dark clouds are gathering over WhatsApp. First, plans for controversial privacy policy changes, now a virus spreading via messages. The creators of Signal and Telegram are rubbing their hands in glee.
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Konrad Sarzynski
January 26, 2021
DuckDuckGo Grows in Strength; Popularity Record Broken
DuckDuckGo, an Internet search engine that focuses on user privacy, recently broke a popularity record. At the peak moment, it broke the barrier of 100 million searches per day.
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Bartlomiej Sagan
January 18, 2021
WhatsApp Claims it Doesn't Know Your Location; Terms and Conditions Say Otherwise
WhatsApp is trying to deal with the image crisis caused by the recent update of terms and conditions. The company has published an infographic to explain the situation to the users. Unfortunately, it looks like there was incorrect information on it.
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Bart Swiatek
January 14, 2021
WhatsApp Introduces Controversial Changes; Musk Responds: „Use Signal”
The new regulations of WhatsApp messenger will enable the app to send user data to Facebook. The decision caused a lot of controversy on the web, and Elon Musk encouraged dissatisfied users to use competitive Signal.
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Jacob Blazewicz
January 8, 2021
Can You Guess the Most Popular Password of 2020?
NordPass regularly updates the list of the most popular passwords used by Internet users. The list was invariably dominated by an immortal classic.
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Bart Swiatek
December 30, 2020
Epic Games Store Launcher Sends Out Suspiciously Large Amounts of Data
Reports that have emerged online suggest that Epic Games Store's digital client is sending out very large amounts of data somewhere - even over 514 KB per hour. One user also claims that the app's behavior negatively affects his Ryzen 7 5800X.
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Bart Swiatek
December 28, 2020
Sony Explains Voice Chat Moderation System of PS5
Sony has explained how the voice chat moderation system on PlayStation 5 will work, enabling players to send reports with records of toxic comments from other users.
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Adrian Werner
October 17, 2020
PS4 Firmware 8.0 Eavesdrops on Players? Sony Explains
The internet became abuzz after a new firmware update for PlayStation 4 introduced a warning message to informing of the possibility of our calls from being recorded. Sony commented on the matter.
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Jacob Blazewicz
October 15, 2020
Facebook Will Earn Less on iOS 14 as Our Data Will be Better Protected
Facebook reported that the changes that Apple plans to introduce in the iOS 14 operating system could contribute to a very significant decrease in revenues from Audience Network advertising. It may turn out that further offering it on Apple's platform will be pointless.
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Bart Swiatek
August 27, 2020
US Secret Service Bought Information About Smartphone Users
Vice reports that the U.S. Secret Service has circumvented laws requiring it to obtain a court order to track citizens. It was doing so by buying geolocation data from mobile app manufacturers using proxies. The practice was used for many years.
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Michael Kulakowski
August 18, 2020
As Much as Half of Young Americans Would Like TikTok Back
A survey conducted on TruePublic was used to gather the opinions of US citizen on the ban imposed on TikTok. Most people disagree with Donald Trump's decision.
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Karol Laska
August 15, 2020
Facebook Sued for Ulawful Collection of Biometric Data
The California state court has received serious accusations that Facebook is illegally collecting biometric data of Instagram users.
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Karol Laska
August 13, 2020
Twitter - Phone Numbers Added for Protection Were Used to Make Money
The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Twitter in connection with a case of „unintentional” selling of access to the emails and telephone numbers provided by users as part of a two-step verification, among other things, to advertisers.
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Jacob Blazewicz
August 5, 2020
Apple Will Enable Us to Restrict Apps' Access to Data
Apple takes our privacy seriously. It will let us choose what we want to share and with whom.
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Mikolaj Laszkiewicz
July 10, 2020
Experts Warn: Do Not Use TikTok
More and more reports indicate that TikTok can access huge amounts of data without the user's knowledge, as well as read the contents of the clipboard.
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Mateusz Popielak
June 29, 2020
No More Data Encryption? Controversial US Government Bill
The U.S. Government intends to introduce legislation to address vulnerabilities in the encryption of software used in the country. Back doord hidden in the code would enable the government services to fight crime more effectively.
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Arkadiusz Strzala
June 29, 2020