House passes bill banning kids under 14 from social media, requiring age verification for porn sites

A bill banning children under 14 from social media accounts and requiring people to verify they are at least 18 years old before viewing pornography online passed the state House on Friday by a 33-6 ... Read More

Web app bug exposed details of over half a million Neighbourhood Watch members

Neighbourhood Alert, a messaging app for members in the UK, was leaking sensitive user data to anyone who cared to look, experts have revealed. In the UK, citizens can form neighborhood watch groups, ... Read More

App use: How much does the privacy policy matter?

Privacy online when using apps has become increasingly important. In the U.S. for example, Congress is postering to ban TikTok. However, the main privacy issues (or not) that politicians should be ... Read More

Identifying the Privacy & Ethical Pitfalls in Connected Medical Devices

With the pandemic largely abated, Corbin said companies now need to step back and evaluate their privacy and security protections ... studies that show about 85% of the Femtech apps on the market ... Read More

People use WhatsApp for privacy, company tells Delhi HC: ‘That goes, we exit India’

WhatsApp told Delhi High Court that people use WhatsApp- which has more than 400 million users in India- largely because of the privacy features that it offers. Read More

YouTube will now not allow users to use any third party apps to remove ads or apps which violate its policy

In a bid to safeguard its advertising revenue, YouTube has intensified its crackdown on third-party apps that enable ad-blocking, potentially causing disruptions for users of such apps. Read More

What You Need to Know About the New WhatsApp Features

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access information on a device and to provide personalised ads and content, ad and ... Read More