The mobile app saves people money but was letting 20 companies know who’s taking antipsychotics, erectile dysfunction and HIV meds, and more. This post appeared first on Naked Security Blog…
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YouTube’s antics with kids’ data prompts call for FTC to force change
Sen. Markey and 2 consumer groups said the Google-owned service must comply with COPPA and should be held accountable for not doing so. This post appeared first on Naked Security…
Did you know you can see the ad boxes Facebook sorts us into?
…or that they can edit the (often inaccurate) pigeon-holes Facebook likes to put us in, a study found. This post appeared first on Naked Security Blog by Sophos Author: Lisa…
Phones are selling location data from “trusted” apps
Data brokers are tracking 200 million mobile devices in the US, updating locations up to 14,000 times a day, the New York Times has found. This post appeared first on…
Siri is listening to you, but she’s NOT spying, says Apple
Apple’s working to keep iPhones from eavesdropping on us, through privacy policies, short buffer windows, local storage, and app review. This post appeared first on Naked Security Blog by Sophos…
High-schoolers’ data put up for sale after being scraped from surveys
Millions of students’ data is being sold after being harvested from college-planning questionnaires or surveys that come with the SAT or PSAT tests. This post appeared first on Naked Security…