Analysis by computer science professor shows that "Google Phone" and "Google Messages" send data to Google servers without being asked and without the user's knowledge, continuously
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Norway's data privacy watchdog fines Grindr $7.16 million for sending sensitive personal data to hundreds of potential advertising partners without users' consent
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LinkedIn breach reportedly exposes data of 92% of users, including inferred salaries
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533 million Facebook users' phone numbers and personal data have been leaked online
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70TB of Parler users’ messages, videos, and posts leaked by security researchers
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Geofence warrants - Smartphone location data is giving US law enforcement new surveillance tools
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Data isn't just being collected from your phone. It's being used to score you
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Google starts deleting location history after eighteen months, by default
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Oracle's BlueKai tracks you across the web. That data spilled online.
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Andrew Yang is pushing Big Tech to pay users for data
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Google wary of sharing user location data in pandemic fight
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Prompted by Brexit, Google will move UK users' data out of Irish jurisdiction so they are no longer covered by EU privacy rules
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Requesting an export of personal data from Amazon shows how extensively they track your reading habits
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Ring's doorbell app for Android sends sensitive user data to multiple analytics and marketing companies
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I'm the Google whistleblower. The medical data of millions of Americans is at risk
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Almost 7000 pages of leaked Facebook documents show how they leveraged user data to fight rivals and help friends
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Denmark frees thirty-two inmates over flaws in phone geolocation evidence – two-month moratorium on the use of mobile phone records
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Flaws in cellphone evidence prompt review of 10,000 verdicts in Denmark
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Reddit user requested all the personal info Epic Games has on him and Epic sent that info to a random person
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How WhatsApp leaked my private information to advertisers
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Documents reveal ICE using driver location data from local police for deportations
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Telcos sold highly sensitive customer GPS data
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Facebook says new bug allowed apps access to private photos of up to 6.8m users
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Alphabet to shut Google+ social site after user data exposed
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A life insurance company wants to track your fitness data
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Who controls your data? Nine reporters in London, Paris, New York & San Francisco filed more than 150 requests for personal data to 30+ popular tech companies
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Should Grindr users worry about what China will do with their data?
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Venmo's public API exposes millions of transactions, startling users
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‘Everyone is breaking the law right now’: GDPR compliance efforts are falling short
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The price of Google's new conveniences? Your data
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