Here you will find all the articles with the tag: tracking.
Google has released Chrome 115, another new version, but in this version the Privacy Sandbox has now become generally available. This includes the Topics API which will soon share general interests of users from within the browser. Topics API should become the replacement for third-party cookies. ... Read more
9 months ago
This week Apple and Google jointly submitted a proposed industry specification to help combat the misuse of Bluetooth location-tracking devices for unwanted tracking. The two mobile phone makers are asking other manufacturers and providers to sign onto the new standard. The specification, which ... Read more
12 months ago
France's antitrust watchdog is responding to complaints about Apple's app tracking policy changes. The French governmental antitrust agency is about to proceed with an investigation into Apple over complaints tied to changes that the US tech giant made in 2021 to its app tracking policies, accor... Read more
1 year ago
According to research by Microsoft Intelligence, more than 100 cybercriminals or criminal groups are currently actively using ransomware as their primary weapon. Also to offer ransomware as a service. This is what the tech giant says in a Twitter thread about ransomware. According to the Twitter... Read more
1 year ago
The tech giant has agreed to pay $391.5 million to 40 US states. This week, Google agreed to settle the largest-ever privacy lawsuit in history, agreeing to pay over 390 million dollars in a suit that was brought by attorneys general (AGs) in 40 US states. Ellen Rosenblum, the AG for the State o... Read more
1 year ago
Google is closing a gap that allowed thousands of businesses to track and sell highly sensitive data from Android smartphones. Third-party tracking is standard in the mobile app business. For years, companies have tracked and sold the data of Android users of apps for period tracking, pregnancy ... Read more
2 years ago
Two of the most popular child-tracking Android apps are vulnerable to data leaks. Most collect the data of minors. Millions of parents put their families' privacy at risk. The Google Play Store features numerous child-tracking apps. A team from Cybernews decided to investigate the offering. The ... Read more
2 years ago
German researchers captured WiFi connection probe requests from passersby to ascertain the data sent without device owners' knowledge. Almost a quarter of all requests exposed the SSIDs (Service Set IDentifier) of networks that devices had previously connected to. WiFi probing is a typical proc... Read more
2 years ago
The Dutch data and privacy authority (AP) urges Dutch websites to stop using IAB Europe's ad system immediately. The system is estimated to be used by 80 percent of all European apps and websites. According to the AP, the system violates the GDPR and illegaly auctions personal data to advertisers. ... Read more
2 years ago
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has told people around him that he thinks Facebook needs to inflict pain on Apple. The two companies are embroiled in a battle over new privacy measures in the App Store. The quote comes from The Wall Street Journal, which quotes sources inside Facebook. Zuckerberg i... Read more
3 years ago
