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Facebook's made a habit of waiting to disclose privacy issues, and it's multiplying the damage to its reputation
Why it matters: Experts advise institutions facing public crises to respond fully and fast, make po…
David McCabe, Axios
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Apple CEO Tim Cook says digital privacy 'has become a crisis'
The comments come after a report from The New York Times found that Apple had removed apps that hel…
Lisa Eadicicco
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Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak says most people should 'figure out a way to get off Facebook'
Wozniak's comments come as Facebook has been embroiled in a slew of privacy-related controversies i…
Lisa Eadicicco
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What happens on your iPhone doesn’t quite stay on your iPhone
Apple has 5,400 data trackers hidden in apps on iPhones that send 1.5GB data to third parties.
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A US research lab with nearly $2 billion in government funding is hacking smart devices at the border and studying 'human odor signatures' to interrogate criminal suspects
Mitre is giving US agents a high-tech edge, like with software that can glean human fingerprints fr…
Katie Canales
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The CEO of Zoom explains his strategy for making it a 'better and stronger' company as it scrambles to fix its privacy issues and tries to help its millions of new users stay connected from their homes: 'Focus on the crisis and doing the right thing'
Right now he's not worrying about eventually monetizing its giant rush of free users or thinking ab…
Paayal Zaveri
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Facebook's humbling deal with the FTC is the biggest assault on Mark Zuckerberg's power in the firm's history
Pointedly in its announcement, the FTC said the changes will result in "removing unfettered control…
Jake Kanter,Jake Kanter
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Zoom sued by one of its own shareholders for allegedly covering up its security flaws
Eric Yuan, Zoom's CEO, admitted on Friday the firm had "really messed up" over security while insis…
Charlie Wood
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Google, Microsoft, and Palantir are building a COVID-19 dashboard for the UK's health system
"Palantir have a poor reputation, as engaging in activities which threaten personal privacy and may…
Shona Ghosh,Isobel Asher Hami…
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170 cybersecurity experts warn that British government's contact tracing app database could be used to surveil people even after coronavirus has gone
Experts warn the app's data processing could create a database that could then be used to de-anonym…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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How Zoom beat out Microsoft, Google, and Cisco to win customer love and tons of hype amid the coronavirus crisis, according to experts
And Zoom is seeing the benefits: The company's stock has just about doubled since January 31, even …
Paayal Zaveri
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Zoom CEO says company 'moved too fast' and made 'missteps' as privacy concerns about the popular video conferencing app have snowballed in recent weeks
As Zoom has ballooned in popularity - the company says it hosted more than 200 million daily meetin…
Lisa Eadicicco
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Facebook asks for users' data to generate COVID-19 'heat maps'
Some people will see a link at the top of News Feed to an optional, off-Facebook survey to help …
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Apple employees have been fired for allegedly stealing photos from customers' phones
The Australian Privacy Commissioner, Timothy Pilgrim, said (via the BBC): "We are aware of the repo…
Rob Price
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China is reportedly making people download an Alibaba-backed app that decides whether they'll be quarantined for coronavirus
The app also is raising concerns among privacy advocates. The app reportedly sends users' location …
Aaron Holmes
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An investigation in Baltimore has 'opened the floodgates' on the use of secretive FBI cellphone tracking devices
Baltimore isn't the only police department to use stingray. Last year, the ACLU noted that the Tall…
Barbara Tasch
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Zoom CEO Eric Yuan says any competitor using this moment to 'attack others' has a 'horrible culture,' as Cisco and Microsoft step up their rivalry
Both appeared to be a jab at the fact that Zoom has blamed some of its problems on the fact that it…
Paayal Zaveri
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Tim Cook took another thinly disguised shot at Mark Zuckerberg over the Facebook data fiasco
And anecdotally, there is evidence that Apple collects far less data than Facebook and Google. USA …
Jake Kanter,Jake Kanter
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Despite concerns, Zoom sales boom amid Covid-19 pandemic
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Surrounded by concerns over privacy and security issues, video meet app Zo…