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Facebook's iOS App Records Users As They Scroll Through the News Feed
By Nathaniel Mott published
Numerous people have claimed that Facebook's iOS app uses their camera while they scroll through the News Feed.
Google's Project Nightingale Gave It Access to US Health Records
By Nathaniel Mott published
Google partnered with Ascension on Project Nightingale, which gave the tech company access to U.S. health records.
Google's Working on a 'Heavy Ad' Blocker for Chrome
By Nathaniel Mott published
Google is reportedly working on an ad blocker for Chrome that automatically hides resource-intensive ads.
New Firefox Feature Shows You How Many Online Trackers It's Blocked
By Nathaniel Mott published
Firefox will now offer a Privacy Protections report detailing the browser's attempts to block online trackers.

EU: Right to Be Forgotten Doesn't Apply to US
By Nathaniel Mott published
The Court of Justice for the European Union today ruled that a privacy law commonly known as the "right to be forgotten" doesn't apply beyond the EU's borders.

Extensions Masquerading as AdBlock and uBlocker Outed as 'Fake'
By Lucian Armasu published
AdGuard revealed that two of the most popular ad blocking extensions on the Chrome Web Store are fake.

Google Responds to Rival Browser Brave's Allegation It Violates GDPR
By Nathaniel Mott published
Brave said it learned how Google works around GDPR to help its advertising partners identify European web users.

Dutch Agency: Windows 10 Violates User Privacy
By Nathaniel Mott published
Dutch regulators asked their Irish counterparts to investigate 'new, potentially unlawful, instances of personal data processing' in Windows 10.
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