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Google's Mass Layoffs Affect Fuchsia OS and Area 120 Deeply

Google Agreed to Pay $9.5 Million Penalty in a Location Tracking Lawsuit

In a lawsuit accusing Google of deceptive practices, the company agreed to pay a fine of $9.5 million to the state and also tune...
Twitter to Charge Users For Enabling SMS 2FA

Twitter Will Now Ban Accounts Sharing the Live Location of Others

Twitter has announced new safety rules concerning the accounts sharing live locations of others. Considering that sharing such location data with others can trigger...
FTC Warned Companies That Misuse Location and Health Data

FTC Warned Companies That Misuse Location and Health Data

The recent landmark judgment overturning the Joe vs Wade result from 1973 has triggered nationwide protests from the public. So to settle at least some...
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Google to Delete Location Data of Users Visiting Abortion Clinics

Fearing that police may legally obtain sensitive data of abortion-seeking people, Google said it'll delete the location data of all their visits to clinics...
Windows 11 to Soon Let Users Audit Their Sensitive Hardware Usage

Windows 11 to Soon Let Users Audit Their Sensitive Hardware Usage

Microsoft is revamping the Privacy & Security page in Windows 11 Settings app to display important information - the recent activity of the system's...
Yik Yak Leaked its User's Precise Location Data

Yik Yak Leaked its User’s Precise Location Data

Yik Yak, the anonymous social platform that lets people converse with others nearby, has leaked the precise location of its users. This was spotted by...
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Life360 Ceases Selling Precise Location Data With its Partners

Life360, the safety tracking company that was once named as one of the largest sources of location data in the tech industry, is now...
Telegram 'People Nearby' Feature Can Let Hackers Detect Users Precise Location

Telegram ‘People Nearby’ Feature Can Let Hackers Detect Users Precise Location

Features that sometimes released for adding functionality could turn to be loopholes. A feature that Telegram launched recently is one like that - called...
FBI Says that Cyberattacks on Election Systems Are Unlikely

Google Will Help US Citizens to Find Their Voting Centers Easily

In pursuit of helping more people cast their vote easily, Google is making the election information accessible to everyone better. This is through adding...
Phone Carriers May Be Fined $200 Million for Selling Users Location

Phone Carriers May Be Fined $200 Million for Selling Users Location

The Federal Communication Commission is set to act against cellular carriers regarding the location data sharing issue very soon. New York Times reports the...

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