Every breath you take, every move you make: Do fitness trackers pose privacy risks?
Should you beware of wearables? Here’s what you should know about the potential security and privacy risks of your smartwatch or fitness tracker.
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Should you beware of wearables? Here’s what you should know about the potential security and privacy risks of your smartwatch or fitness tracker.
A sea of sensors will soon influence almost everything in your world
The tech giant wins an appeal against a claim that it unlawfully collected personal data of millions of iPhone users
Security and privacy get a leg up in Proton’s legal challenge against data retention and disclosure obligations
Brave Search will become the default search option for new users in the US, UK, Canada, Germany and France, with more countries to follow soon
Following the incident the company has updated its website and privacy policy to clarify its legal obligations to users
Drowning in spam? A study presented at Black Hat USA 2021 examines if sharing your personal information with major companies contributes to the deluge of nuisance emails, texts and phone calls.
Brave’s search engine takes on Google, promising to let users surf the web without leaving a trace
Most medical and fitness apps in Google Play have tracking capabilities enabled and their data collection practices aren’t transparent
An all-new privacy dashboard and better location, microphone and camera controls are all aimed at curbing apps’ data-slurping habits
You can only stay safe by disabling AirDrop discovery in the system settings of your Apple device, a study says
The treasure trove of data reportedly includes users’ LinkedIn IDs, full names, email addresses, phone numbers and workplace information
Some personal information just doesn’t age – here’s what the Facebook data leak may mean for you
When a breach captures a part of us that is unchangeable, does it mean that we have allowed technology to pry too deeply into our lives?
What happens when you try to opt out of e-health to avoid issues in the event of a breach?
While the trackers in LastPass’s Android app don’t collect any personal data, the news may not sit well with some privacy-minded users
A bug in the ad blocking component of Brave’s Tor feature caused the browser to leak users’ DNS queries
Your ‘networked computer on wheels’ has a privacy problem – when it comes to your data, you may not really be in the driver’s seat
Other leaked data included a range of personal information such as names, addresses and personal healthcare information.
The videoconferencing platform is making the feature available to users of both free and paid tiers
It’s easy to reset your password or PIN after a data breach. But reset your face? Not so much.