Tag: privacy
UPDATE: Ring Doorbell Android app sharing data with analytics groups
Ring doorbells are very useful to most people when it comes to checking out and surveilling their surroundings, neighbors, and homes. However, not many...
Samsung may have been selling your data to 3rd parties all along
Privacy and security issues have been hounding brands like Google, Facebook, and Apple, for so long. Samsung was able to escape closer scrutiny but...
Facebook Login Notifications alert you when interacting with 3rd party apps
Facebook has been widely criticized for its privacy and security practices and yet, a lot of people still use it not just to network...
Faebook updates, simplifies Privacy Checkup tool
If you’re still on Facebook and have not beefed up your data and privacy settings after all their security mishaps and troubles, now would...
Facebook to finally stop using 2FA numbers for “people you may know”
Two-factor authentication has been pretty helpful in preventing unauthorized access to your online accounts by getting a confirmation code whenever you try to log...
Niantic collected Wizards Unite location data even when users not playing
While we probably have a lot of goodwill towards Niantic for bringing us addictive games like Pokemon Go and Harry Potter Wizards Unite, they...
ZenKey by the Mobile Authentication Taskforce will be ready soon
A couple of years ago, the major mobile carriers in the US worked together as part of the Mobile Authentication Taskforce. The group then...
Security and privacy made better with updates, Password Checkup
The Google team always aims to come up with products and services that are helpful to most people. For most Android users, there’s data...
Facebook now lets you choose to turn facial recognition on or off
If you’ve ever felt spooked or confused or downright paranoid about Facebook’s facial recognition capabilities, you’re not alone. It’s long been a source of...
Facebook now lets you view (and delete) Off-Facebook Activity
If you’ve always wondered why ads from websites you’ve visited follow you on Facebook, that’s because they have tools like Login with Facebook, like...
Facebook Group settings now simplified to Private and Public
As more people shift to Facebook Groups for more personal discussions and interactions rather than the more public personal profiles or pages, the social...
Facebook sends user audio clips to 3rd party contractors for “analysis”
Just last year, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg assured the public that they weren’t listening in on the conversations that we conduct over the social...