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It looks like Facebook was not the only one abusing Apple’s system for distributing employee-only apps to sidestep the App Store and collect extensive data on users.
Google has been running an app called Screenwise Meter, which bears a strong resemblan
Facebook pays teens to install VPN that spies on themDesperate for data on its competitors, Facebook has been secretly paying people to install a “Facebook Research” VPN that lets the company suck in all of a user’s phone and web activity, similar to Facebook’s Onavo Protect app that Apple banned in June an
Ran malware on own phones as test, uploading all their WhatsApp messages, other data.
With Microsoft's decision to end development of its own Web rendering engine and switch to Chromium, control over the Web has functionally been ceded to Google. That's a worrying turn of events, given the company's past behavior.
In March, many Android users were shocked to discover that Facebook had been collecting a record of their call and SMS history, as revealed by the company’s data download tool. Now, internal emails released by the UK Parliament show how the decision was m
The Canadian branch of 1-800-FLOWERS said malware on its website allowed unauthorized access to customers’ credit card details over a four-year period. TechCrunch reported on December 3rd, 2018 that the flower delivery company filed a report with the Ca
How I Lost and Regained Control of My Microchip ImplantIt was just before midnight when I made the impulsive decision that would transform me into the world’s most useless cyborg.
My friend and I had just left a free concert at the 25th annual Def Con, the world’s largest hacker conference, and were roamin
Japan's cybersecurity minister has never used computerJapan's minister in charge of cybersecurity is in the spotlight for acknowledging he has never used a computer and making comments showing he has no idea what a USB port might be.
Ruling party lawmaker Yoshitaka Sakurada, also in charge of the 2020 Tok
Cook: Tech companies should de-identify customer data or not collect it at all.
North Vancouver RCMP are warning of a so-called "CEO scam" after a government employee was duped into buying a $500 worth of gift cards.
Most of us have been trained to be wary of clicking on links and attachments that arrive in emails unexpected, but it’s easy to forget scam artists are constantly dreaming up innovations that put a new shine on old-fashioned telephone-based phishing scams
The next time you drive past one of those road signs with a digital readout showing how fast you’re going, don’t simply assume it’s there to remind you not to speed. It may actually be capturing your license plate data.
Experimental net captures orbiting space junkA net has managed to capture space junk, in a demonstration of ways to clean up debris in orbit. The net — about five metres across — and its target will eventually fall out of orbit together and burn up. A harpoon, meanwhile, will be tested in a similar
Using your face unlock your phone is convenient. But now facial recognition technology is being pitched as the future of everything, from advertising to law enforcement. Here's why that might make you uncomfortable.
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