Signal is now top of both Google and Apple"s app stores. Downloads skyrocketed 4,200% after WhatsApp announced it would force users to share personal data with Facebook.
Signal topped Apple and Google's app stores and saw 7.5 million downloads in the five days following WhatsApp's announcement about data-sharing. Mark Zu.....»»
GDPR, explained
The EU's General Data Protection Regulation aims to put online data back in the hands of users. Companies like Amazon, Google, Apple, and Facebook will be required to give their EU customers more control over their personal information......»»
Here"s why you"ve been getting so many privacy policy emails
The EU's General Data Protection Regulation aims to put online data back in the hands of users. Companies like Amazon, Google, Apple, and Facebook will be required to give their EU customers more control over their personal information......»»
Tim Cook took a swipe at Facebook after Mark Zuckerberg accused Apple of misleading users
"Technology does not need vast troves of personal data, stitched together across dozens of websites and apps, in.....»»
WhatsApp"s new T&Cs didn"t really change anything about sharing your data with Facebook, but you should still use Signal if you care about privacy
WhatsApp was already sharing your data with Facebook - where it went wrong was by giving users an ult.....»»
India is reportedly asking WhatsApp to reverse a controversial change to its privacy policy that critics said would have shared personal user data with Facebook
India, WhatsApp's biggest market, holds more than 400 million of the app's 2 billion users, per Reuters. Indian Prime Minister Narendra M.....»»
Messaging app Signal is back up and running after being down for more than 24 hours
The messaging app saw a massive spike in new users after Facebook-owned WhatsApp announced a controversial new privacy policy. Signal came back online Saturday evening after an outage that started Friday morning. Thomas Trutsch.....»»
Telegram hits 500 million active users following backlash over WhatsApp"s changing privacy policy
The messaging app announced it had 25 million downloads in the last 72 hours. Signal has also seen a boost in users in the last several days. FILE .....»»
Facebook, Google, and Apple are using data from millions of users to map COVID-19 and people"s movements. Here are all the coronavirus maps and dashboards made by tech giants you can explore today.
Apple Apple, Google, and Facebook are collecting data on people's movement from smartphone apps and using it to show where people have reduced their mobility or .....»»
PayPal, Venmo, Apple Pay, Google and Facebook: Rating the mobile payment apps
Facebook Pay, Google Pay and Apple Pay Cash don't grab our personal data; Venmo, Cash and others do. Apps free, but come w.....»»
Facebook users to see, control personal data taken from other websites
Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it was tweaking its policies to allow users to see and control the data that other websites and apps share with the social network to improve targeted advertising......»»
The billion-dollar question facing Facebook, Google and Apple as feds mull antitrust case: Does your data have value?
U.S. Senator Mark Warner is drafting a bill that would make companies like Facebook and Google inform users on the value of their data......»»
Apple"s Latest Move Could Hurt Facebook and Google
Apple doesn’t want Facebook or Google to gather data from iOS users anymore......»»
Grindr rival Scruff takes security seriously, throws shade at Facebook
The New York-based social networking and dating app vows never to share its users' personal data with third parties......»»
You Can Easily And Legally Check Personal Data Apple Stores About You
It is no secret that the tech firms collect some level of personal data about the users, and Apple is no different. But, exactly what Apple gathers has always remained a mystery. With Cambridge Analytica like fiasco invo.....»»
Apple to debut phone-to-phone augmented reality: sources
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc next week will debut tools to let two iPhone users share augmented reality while limiting the personal data sent to its servers, two people familiar with the matter said this week......»»
Apple to debut phone-to-phone augmented reality: sources
Apple Inc (AAPL.O) next week will debut tools to let two iPhone users share augmented reality while limiting the personal data sent to its servers, two people familiar with the matter said this week......»»
Facebook defends sharing user data with phone makers
Facebook is defending its practice of sharing users' personal data with dozens of makers of phones and tablets including Apple and Samsung......»»
Europe just approved new copyright rules that could change the internet
European lawmakers have approved new rules that could force Google and Facebook to stop users uploading copyrighted content and to share revenue with writers and musicians......»»
How To Download All Your Apple Data In Simple Steps
Almost every technology company collects data about their users. Facebook and Google are user data-hungry monsters. Apple has been advocating user privacy for a long time, but that doesn’t mean it knows nothing about you. Are you curious w.....»»
Australia poised to force tech firms to hand over encrypted data
Australia's parliament is poised on Thursday to pass laws requiring tech firms such as Alphabet Inc's Google , Facebook and Apple to give police access to private encrypted data linked to suspected illegal activities......»»