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Privacy

The privacy-first app that just blew past 350,000 new users a day

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Explosive Growth Surprises Users Arattai, the messaging app developed by Zoho, is quickly becoming one of India’s most talked-about apps....

Disney pays $10M, adds “made-for-kids” labels on YouTube to safeguard children’s data

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Disney has agreed to pay 10 million dollars after U.S. authorities said the company broke important rules designed to...

University of Melbourne found to have broken privacy law by using Wi-Fi data to identify protesters

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The University of Melbourne broke privacy laws in 2024. It used Wi-Fi tracking to monitor students and staff during...

Johnson and Johnson unit ends two year legal battle on Skin360 app storage of biometric information

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Johnson & Johnson’s former consumer products unit has agreed to settle a lawsuit about its Neutrogena Skin360 app. The...

👶 Google’s $30 million settlement reveals dark side of children’s data on YouTube

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Google has agreed to pay $30 million to settle a major lawsuit. The case accused the company of violating...

Instagram’s new map feature triggers privacy concerns among users despite Meta’s stance

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New map feature launches in the U.S. Instagram has introduced a new feature in the United States called “Instagram Map”,...

How India’s Facial Recognition Tech Could Be a Disaster for Privacy

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India Pushes AI Innovation While Privacy Takes a Backseat India is moving fast in adopting artificial intelligence (AI), especially facial...

🎧 Alexa+ No Longer Just Listens—It Sells: Amazon Embeds Ads in Your Conversations

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Amazon has announced that it will soon start showing ads inside conversations with Alexa+, its smart voice assistant. Amazon Places...

🚨 Privacy for Sale? Trade Deal With U.S. Triggers Digital Rights Alarm in Indonesia

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A civil society group has raised the alarm over a new trade deal signed between Indonesia and the United...

Your phone is spying on you: 20 free apps exposed in shocking privacy breach report

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A new report has revealed that many free smartphone apps may be putting users’ privacy at serious risk. The...

⚖️ Kiss, Click, Collapse — Coldplay Fan’s Life Upended After Online Hunt Reveals Identity

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A recent concert by the popular band Coldplay took an unexpected turn when the venue's "Kiss Cam" focused on...

Israel Tightens Data Laws as Europe Flirts with GDPR Rollback

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The European Union's strict privacy law, called the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), has been a global model since...