privacy

EU data protection authorities have handed out a total of $1.2 billion in fines over breaches of the bloc’s GDPR law since Jan. 28, 2021.

Governments are piling pressure on tech giants like Facebook and Apple to grant authorities access to encrypted messages.

Facebook says it is creating new tools to divert users from harmful content, limit political content and give parents more control on teen Instagram accounts.

Google and DeepMind are facing legal action for the way in which they obtained and processed over a million patient health records without consent in the U.K. 

Google says it will make things safer online for young people.

Renee Bushey of Boston’s Charlestown neighborhood booked an Airbnb in New Hampshire, and when she asked questions about the security cameras inside the house, she says the host canceled last-minute.

A Charlestown family learned the house they had rented for vacation would have cameras monitoring them inside.

Privacy settings may seem intentionally confusing — manipulative practices known as “dark patterns” that can lead you to make choices you normally wouldn’t.

Google is rolling out a feature to its iPhone app that lets you quickly delete the last 15 minutes of search history with just two taps.

As AI toys enter the market, they can be helpful, educational tools for kids but can also pose risks to data privacy.

The European Commission adopted two “adequacy” decisions recognizing U.K. data protection laws as equivalent with EU laws.

Former TikTok employees say there is cause for concern when it comes to the popular social media app’s Chinese parent company.

Bitcoin has a few flaws and it’s triggered other digital currencies to come up with more viable options, says Eswar Prasad, a professor at Cornell University.

Apple’s new “Private Relay” online browsing feature privacy feature will not be available in China, a market known for strict internet controls and censorship.

Ireland’s High Court last week dismissed a challenge from Facebook over a regulatory inquiry that could lead to a ban on its EU-U.S. data transfers.

A Hamburg privacy regulator has issued an injunction that prevents Facebook from processing personal data from WhatsApp.

Zuckerberg’s comments are the most optimistic statements Facebook has made about Apple’s iOS 14 privacy update.

France Digitale filed a complaint against Apple with the nation’s privacy regulator, arguing that the iPhone maker’s iOS 14 may be in breach of EU rules.

Google clarified its plans for targeted advertising as it phases out the use of browser cookies from Chrome.

A federal judge in San Francisco has approved a $650 million settlement of a privacy lawsuit against Facebook for allegedly using photo face-tagging without the permission of its users