All posts tagged "privacy"
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368Smart LifeGoogle Alternatives: Search Engines To Try
Sick of being tracked across the web just to be served even more ads or looking for better search engines to do...
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1.1KGamingAre Games Actually Playing Us? Tencent Using Facial Recognition On Young Gamers
A borderline creepy use of facial recognition technology in games or the next great innovation in parental controls? Tencent Games is a...
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2.0KMiscNeeva Search Engine, Launched By Ex-Googlers, Now Available at $5 Per Month
With Google increasingly under fire for its privacy practices, more and more startups are trying to offer alternatives to Google – and...
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1.6KPhonesStaggering Number of Mobile Health Apps Harvest User Data
Smartphones and the apps that come along with them are now integral parts of our lives in more ways than one, health...
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7.7KSocialPolice Will Be Able to Demand Your Passwords During Search
Personal accounts and passwords will have to be revealed to the police during stop-and-search and in warrant situations, according to new legislation....
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614PhonesTik Tok Will Start Collecting Biometric Data From U.S Users
A new section in the Privacy Policy section of Tik Tok has made an appearance, at least on the U.S side...
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688SocialReady or Not, WhatsApp is Changing the Rules This Sunday, May 15th
It’s finally that time of the year folks. WhatsApp can’t postpone it anymore – the app will change the rules for good...
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697SocialSignal Exposes Facebook’s Targeted Advertising Process in Scalding Posts
Signal has been a preferred alternative to intrusive messaging apps for a while now thanks to its security measures. In fact, many...
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530PhonesSignal Is Finally Bringing Secure Payments to App
Leveraging their new-found fame, Signal is ready to incentivize users even more with secure, 100% private payments. The end-to-end encrypted messaging app...
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1.6KSocialNew Patent: Spotify Wants To Monitor Your Conversations to Give Music Based on Your Feelings
Truly creepy surveillance or the future of music recommendations? This new patent granted to Spotify on January 12 wants to do both,...
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626Smart LifeSignal Rolls Out New Features. Could It Become The World’s No 1 Messaging App?
Signal, the messaging app that exploded in popularity lately, just announced a new update, bringing some mainstream features to the service and...
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3.8KSecurityWhatsApp PC and Web Versions Now Ask For Biometric Authentication
The troubling Whatsapp updates continue with another one that might you pause if you’re concerned about privacy. After millions switched to WhatsApp...
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707Smart LifePrivacy Centered Search Engine DuckDuckGo Explodes With A 62% Overnight Growth
Since its inception, privacy centered search engine DuckDuckGo experienced unprecedented market growth. In large part due to user data collection, continuous breaches of...
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388SocialTelegram Shuts Down Hundreds of Calls for Violence… but Is That Enough?
In the wake of WhatsApp‘s worrying privacy policy update regarding data sharing with Facebook, two messaging apps saw a huge influx of...
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730SocialAfter Millions Join Telegram and Signal, WhatsApp Fights to Deny Privacy Rumors
The war for privacy continues. After finding itself in hot waters and witnessing how millions have joined competitive messaging apps like Telegram...
