Living with COVID-19 creates a privacy dilemma for us all
Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto This piece comes to you from the mostly coronavirus-free shores of Australia. But the virus is still not eliminated; various places...
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Microsoft: These are the new privacy steps we’re taking to protect your data
Microsoft says it is the first company in the world to respond to recommendations by Europe’s privacy watchdogs following a decision by Europe’s top...
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Apple to Press Ahead on Mobile Privacy, Despite Facebook Protests
Apple confirmed Thursday it would press ahead with mobile software changes that limit tracking for targeted advertising — a move that has prompted complaints...
Google Asks Chrome Extensions to Post Privacy Policies
Google this week announced an update to its Chrome store policies that requires all extensions to be explicit about the collection and use of...
Canada Proposes Major Fines on Firms That Violate Privacy Laws
The government of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday presented a draft law that would impose major fines on companies that violate privacy...
Austria Privacy NGO Takes on Apple Over ‘Tracking Code’
An Austrian online privacy NGO said on Monday it was lodging complaints against Apple in two countries over the use of a code on...
Tim Berners-Lee: This new Solid privacy server will help secure your data
If you’re not happy with tech giants owning and controlling your data and online habits, Sir Tim Berners-Lee’s startup, Inrupt, could provide the answer. ...
Dell enables Linux hardware privacy controls
Working from home has come with problems a few of us ever considered before. Just ask well-known New Yorker writer and pundit Jeffrey Toobin...
California Voters Expand Data Privacy Law
California voters have backed an initiative expanding a data privacy law criticized by rights watchdogs as having worrying “loopholes” for firms such as Google...
Predictions 2021: Privacy becomes an imperative in a year of transition
Next year — 2021 — will be a year of transition. As communities, consumers, and businesses leave the pandemic behind, they will embrace a...