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Google Agrees to $93 Million Settlement in California’s Location-Privacy Lawsuit
18Sep By RBNo Comments
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Google Agrees to $93 Million Settlement in California’s Location-Privacy Lawsuit

Google has agreed to pay $93 million to resolve claims that its location-privacy practices deceived customers and broke the law, according to a lawsuit brought by the U.S. state of California. "Our investigation revealed that Google was telling its users one thing - that it would no longer track their location once they opted out - but doing the opposite and continuing to track its users' movements for its own commercial gain," said Rob Bonta, the attorney general of California. The case was brought about as a result of revelations that the business tracked users' locations even after making clear that such information wouldn't be saved if the "Location History" setting was disabled read more Google Agrees to $93 Million Settlement in California's Location-Privacy Lawsuit.
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UK Citizens Wary of NHS AI Use Citing Privacy Concerns
6Jul By RBNo Comments
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UK Citizens Wary of NHS AI Use Citing Privacy Concerns

According to VMware study, more than half (56%) of UK residents do not trust the NHS to employ AI to analyse patient data due to security and privacy concerns. Furthermore, 25% of the more than 2000 participants in the VMware survey claimed they were totally opposed to the NHS employing AI to process patient data. Following the November 2022 release of OpenAI's ChatGPT tool, the rising use of AI became widely known, raising several data privacy issues. These include how AI is used to produce inferential data. Additionally, data protection specialists have raised concerns about the data needed to build and train sophisticated language models like ChatGPT read more UK Citizens Wary of NHS AI Use Citing Privacy Concerns. Stay one step ahead of cyber threats with ReconBee.com. Exp...
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Instagram’s Twitter Alternative ‘Threads’ Launch Halted in Europe Over Privacy Concerns
6Jul By RBNo Comments
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Instagram’s Twitter Alternative ‘Threads’ Launch Halted in Europe Over Privacy Concerns

According to Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC), Instagram Threads, Meta's impending Twitter rival, won't be introduced in the EU because to privacy concerns. The watchdog has spoken with the social media behemoth about the new product, according to the Irish Independent, which also stated that the release will not include the E.U. "at this point." The debut of Threads, Meta's response to Twitter, is scheduled for July 6, 2023. According to its description, it's a "text-based conversation app" that lets Instagram users "discuss everything from the topics you care about today to what'll be trending tomorrow read more Instagram's Twitter Alternative 'Threads' Launch Halted in Europe Over Privacy Concerns. Stay one step ahead of cyber threats with ReconBee.com. Explore our c...
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Netflix reports mixed earnings as password crackdown set to expand
20Apr By RBNo Comments
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Netflix reports mixed earnings as password crackdown set to expand

Netflix exceeded Wall Street forecasts for first-quarter profitability but provided a weaker-than-anticipated outlook on Tuesday, highlighting the difficulties the seasoned streaming service confronts in pursuing growth. The business claimed it delayed some financial gains by delaying the wider introduction of a scheme to stop unapproved password sharing into the second quarter in order to make changes, but claimed it was happy with the early results. The market leader in streaming video is seeking for fresh revenue streams as it observes symptoms of market saturation read more Netflix reports mixed earnings as password crackdown set to expand. With ReconBee.com Stay ahead of the latest threats with in-depth coverage of cyber attacks and cybersecurity trends, and the latest cyber...
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Android voice chat app leaked private user conversations
22Feb By RBNo Comments
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Android voice chat app leaked private user conversations

OyeTalk, a well-known audio chat program, kept user chats in an unencrypted database that was not password-protected. In recent years, the use of audio chats has expanded along with the demand for online communication. Voice chatting has developed into a crucial tool for encouraging digital communication for academic, social, gaming, and professional purposes. Several apps on the market, including well-known ones like Discord, Zoom, Skype, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and WhatsApp, provide voice-chat features read more Android voice chat app leaked private user conversations. With ReconBee.com Stay ahead of the latest threats with in-depth coverage of cyber attacks and cybersecurity trends, and the latest cybersecurity news.
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Google Launches Privacy Sandbox Beta on Android 13 Devices
16Feb By RBNo Comments
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Google Launches Privacy Sandbox Beta on Android 13 Devices

The beta for Google's Privacy Sandbox features has begun to go out to a select group of Android 13 devices. The Privacy Sandbox is a program that was first introduced in 2020 with the intention of limiting user data sharing in digital advertising and the effects of cross-app identifiers. Google stated in a blog post on Tuesday that it had "closely collaborated with the industry over the past year to gather feedback and start testing these new capabilities." "We're starting the next stage of our project today by making the Android Privacy Sandbox's first Beta available to devices that qualify read the complete article Google Launches Privacy Sandbox Beta on Android 13 Devices. With ReconBee.com Stay ahead of the latest threats with in-depth coverage of cyber attacks and cybers...
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Facebook Introduces New Features for End-to-End Encrypted Messenger App
24Jan By RBNo Comments
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Facebook Introduces New Features for End-to-End Encrypted Messenger App

Default end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for Messenger chats has begun to expand globally, according to a Monday announcement from Meta Platforms. More users will notice that parts of their chats are progressively being upgraded with an additional layer of security provided by end-to-end encryption over the next months, according to Melissa Miranda of Meta. The social media giant stressed that the process of picking and updating the chats to support E2EE is random but stated that it wants to alert users in a few specific chat threads as the security feature is enabled. Miranda continued, "It's supposed to be random so there isn't a detrimental impact on our infrastructure and people's chat experience read the complete article Facebook Introduces New Features for End-to-End Encrypted ...
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Bitwarden acquires Passwordless.dev to help companies authenticate users without passwords
19Jan By RBNo Comments
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Bitwarden acquires Passwordless.dev to help companies authenticate users without passwords

Bitwarden, an open-source password management platform, has made its first known purchase by purchasing Passwordless. dev, a young Swedish firm that focuses on assisting software developers in integrating passwordless authentication technology. The information was released shortly after Bitwarden, a competitor of 1Password and LastPass said that it had received $100 million from PSG and Battery Ventures, its first outside investment since its founding in 2015. At that time, the business also confirmed that it had raised a previously unreported Series A investment in 2019. Bitwarden is intended to make it simpler for consumers and businesses to automatically create difficult-to-guess passwords, much like other password management services read the complete article Bitwarden acquires ...
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Facebook to Pay $725 Million to settle Lawsuit Over Cambridge Analytica Data Leak
27Dec By RBNo Comments
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Facebook to Pay $725 Million to settle Lawsuit Over Cambridge Analytica Data Leak

In order to resolve a protracted class-action lawsuit started in 2018, Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has agreed to pay $725 million. The legal issue arose in response to disclosures that the social media behemoth had permitted Cambridge Analytica and other third-party apps to access users' personal information for political advertising without their consent. The planned settlement, which was originally reported by Reuters last week, is the most recent fine that the corporation has had to pay as a result of numerous privacy-related incidents over the years. It still needs to be approved by a federal judge in the U.S. District Court's San Francisco division read the complete article Facebook to Pay $725 Million to settle Lawsuit Over Cambridg...
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