Codenamed “Moments”, Facebook Has Built An App For Super-Private Sharing
Facebook has failed repeatedly to get us to use complicated lists and privacy settings to share intimate moments with just our closest friends and family. It’s clumsy and confusing doing that with the same composer for blasting News Feed updates to everyone.
Assange: Google should be of concern to people all over the world
In his new book, Wikileaks leader speaks about the politics of web giant executives on personal data. And he warns: They believe they are doing good, but they are now aligned with US foreign policy. This means that Google can intervene on behalf of US interests, for example, it can end up compromising the privacy of billions of people, it can use its advertising power for propaganda. Like Nsa
Despite Apple’s Privacy Pledge, Cops Can Still Pull Data Off a Locked iPhone
A reminder to iPhone owners cheering Apple’s latest privacy win: Just because Apple will no longer help police to turn your smartphone inside out doesn’t mean it can prevent the cops from vivisecting the device on their own. On Wednesday evening Apple made news with a strongly-worded statement about how it protects users’ data from…
Data analytics firms make a serious play for telematics
The rise of telematics in the insurance industry has data analytics vendors’ tongues wagging, Sooraj Shah investigates
Dozens of Popular Android Apps Leak Sensitive User Data
Although all of the data transmitted through these apps is supposed to go securely from just one person to another, we have found that private communications can be viewed by others because the data is not being encrypted and the original user has no clue.
A message from Tim Cook about Apple’s commitment to your privacy
A few years ago, users of Internet services began to realize that when an online service is free, you’re not the customer. You’re the product. But at Apple, we believe a great customer experience shouldn’t come at the expense of your privacy.
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