User Privacy

Elon Musk’s Twitter, now rebranded as X, may collect users’ biometric data along with personal employment and education histories, according to its latest privacy policy update. The update not only raises some data concerns but also reflects Musk’s intention to make X the “...

Crypto wallet producer, Ledger, has drawn flak for introducing an update enabling its devices to transmit encoded fragments of users' seed phrases to others. The Paris-based firm has asserted that this move aims to facilitate the recovery of seed phrases, akin to passwords, for users....

Researchers from Pennsylvania State University have decoded a way to use mobile phone vibrations to remotely eavesdrop on a conversation with over 80% accuracy. What Happened: The researchers said that they could interpret with 83% accuracy what a person on the other side of a phone is saying by...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) is reportedly looking to double its advertising workforce after the company’s sweeping privacy changes decimated its rivals’ revenues. What Happened: The iPhone maker is looking to add 216 more positions in this category to its team of 250 employees who work on...

Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) will pay $150 million in civil penalties after the social media platform settled a complaint that alleged that the company used its members’ email addresses and phone numbers to target them with advertisements. What Happened: The settlement pertains to allegations...

General Motors Co (NYSE: GM) informed nearly 5,000 customers that hackers stole some of their personal data, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing a data breach notice filed with California regulators. What Happened: Hackers breached some online accounts of GM customers in April and accessed...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) said Thursday it will issue updates to its AirTag tracking devices and “Find My Network” software so as to cut down on crime and misuse. What Happened: The Tim Cook-led company said that AirTag was designed to help people locate personal belongings and not to...

Financial services company Robinhood Markets Inc (NASDAQ: HOOD) reported a data security incident where the personal information of over seven million users was compromised. What Happened: In a statement on Monday, Robinhood, which allows trading of stocks and cryptocurrencies on its...

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB), has not had a pleasant week, to say the least. The company is battling allegations of prioritizing profits over the safety of its users and has also endured one of its largest outages in recent memory when its three platforms — Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) investor Christian Brothers Investment Services has urged the tech giant to take action on child sexual abuse material (CSAM) videos, according to a report by Bloomberg. What Happened: Fund manager Jeff McCroy sent a letter to Apple in August, pressing the Cupertino-based...

The latest release of Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) mobile operating system, iOS 15, has a new privacy feature that can be used by anyone who wants to stay discreet. What Happened: The feature named ‘Hide My Mail’ lets users, who are subscribed to iCloud storage, create a burner...

Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE: BABA) subsidiary Ant Group will share credit data of its consumer lending business Huabei with China’s central bank as part of a regulatory move by Beijing to tighten its hold on the financial technology sector, CNBC reported on Thursday, citing a...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) is facing multiple protests outside stores against implementing the Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) system to be implemented in iOS 15, as per digital rights advocacy group Fight for the Future.  What Happened: The protesters are demanding that the Cupertino,...

Privacy whistleblower Edward Snowden has criticized Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) controversial plan to scan users’ iPhones for child sexual abuse material (CSAM), saying that the tech giant has “declared war” on users’ privacy. What Happened: “Apple’s new...

Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) said on Thursday the impact of Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) recent privacy changes on second-quarter revenue was lower than expected. What Happened: The Jack Dorsey-led social media giant said that it was too early to assess the long-term impact of Apple’s App...