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Brave and Vivaldi browsers to start blocking Google FLoC

TanmayPatange@TWCN — Tue, 13 Apr 2021 16:02:30 +0000

Earlier this year, Google announced that it would be using FLoC to track customers and provide a personalized advertising experience. Even though the company hailed this as a privacy-first feature, it has come under criticism since. This week, taking a solid stance against the policy, Brave and Vivaldi have announced that the browsers will not […]

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U.S government, companies not doing enough to protect data privacy, says Microsoft

TanmayPatange@TWCN — Sat, 17 Oct 2020 15:09:12 +0000

According to a new study by YouGov on behalf of Microsoft, the United States has fallen far behind the rest of the world as far as data privacy protection is concerned, with 90 percent of respondents saying they are worried about sharing their information. Microsoft study on lack of privacy protection laws in U.S “Trust […]

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Microsoft Edge raises privacy concerns; Imports data from other browsers without permission!

TanmayPatange@TWCN — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 14:57:36 +0000

Microsoft desperately wants users to switch to the new Chromium-based version of the Edge web browser. While the company is already replacing Edge Legacy with Edge Chromium with new updates, the new Edge web browser reportedly imports data from other web browser applications such as Firefox without permission. New Edge browser raises privacy concerns In […]

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Google makes Auto-Delete the default for Data Retention Policies for new users

TanmayPatange@TWCN — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 14:30:01 +0000

Google now wants to make auto-delete the default data retention policy to ensure the safety and privacy of its users’ data. The search giant recently announced certain privacy improvements whose objective is to keep users’ information secure and private. This way, Google can essentially avoid being in control of your web and app activity data […]

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Too much Web Browser Privacy may not be a good thing for your Security

TanmayPatange@TWCN — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 13:07:54 +0000

Over the last several months, we have come across numerous privacy and security threats that target individuals and the primary source of these threats are how users choose to interact with the Internet services using their web browser applications. Web browser encryption and security standards continue to evolve and become more advanced with each passing […]

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Thousands of personal Zoom video calls exposed to strangers on Internet

TanmayPatange@TWCN — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 11:00:42 +0000

In yet another shocking incident, thousands of Zoom video calls may have been exposed to strangers on the Internet. The incident once again highlights the privacy risks to millions of Zoom users as they switch to work from home during the ongoing coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak. Over the last few days, we’ve come across numerous reports […]

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Series of Zoom privacy and security issues cause headache to the company

TanmayPatange@TWCN — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 13:29:25 +0000

Photos and email addresses of thousands of Zoom users have been exposed to strangers, allowing them to connect over a video call. Zoom, a company that offers video-conferencing tools to individuals and businesses, is subject to another data breach. Recently, the company apologized for inadvertently sharing user data with Facebook. Zoom leaks email addresses and […]

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Zoom video-conferecing app shares user data with Facebook; Apologizes

TanmayPatange@TWCN — Sun, 29 Mar 2020 14:35:29 +0000

An investigation into Zoom’s reckless data-sharing practices is causing embarrassment for a video-conferencing app. Zoom, a company that provides individuals and businesses with video-conferencing solutions, was caught sharing user data with Facebook. According to an investigation, Zoom was sharing user data from its iOS app to Facebook — irrespective of the fact that not all […]

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Most CEOs are giving up on social media accounts, being concerned about cybersecurity and regulations

TanmayPatange@TWCN — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 13:19:43 +0000

A recent PwC poll highlights cybersecurity threats as a rising concern among CEOs. Apart from cyber threats, other concerns that register to a significant extent on CEOs’ radar are trade conflicts and policy uncertainty. Most CEOs anticipate legislation on online content, the breakup of big tech companies like Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple, and compensation […]

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Google makes accessing Privacy Controls easier

Karan Khanna — Mon, 29 Oct 2018 14:30:33 +0000

After the outrage over information leak by social media giant Facebook, all IT companies which collected data started working towards making privacy controls more accessible for end users. Google, Microsoft, Twitter, etc. made privacy controls accessible to users. However, they were mostly hidden, or very few knew about them. Understanding its social responsibility, Google is […]

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Microsoft releases new Privacy Tools for Windows 10 users

MahitHuilgol@TWC — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 16:39:49 +0000

Microsoft has announced new privacy tools for Windows 10 users that will allow you to find out how much data Windows 10 is sending back to Microsoft. At this juncture, the tool is available for Windows Insiders and will soon be available for the main build users as well. Microsoft is also considering overhauling their […]

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Windows 10 Fall Creators Update to get a Privacy Enhancements

Karan Khanna — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 23:39:31 +0000

Microsoft has finally given a date to roll out the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update announced in April. Windows 10 has been created focusing on flexible customization options. Now, the Fall Creators Update releasing on October 17th will come with some privacy enhancements. Privacy Enhancements in Windows 10 The Privacy part will have multiple ‘Learn […]

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