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Heightened global concerns over the novel coronavirus have compelled countries to implement measures such as flight suspensions, mandatory quarantine and work from home mandates,...

When downloading an app to your device, sometimes a message pops up to request permissions that the app would like to have in order...

Facial recognition tech can identify us in crowds, but a new wave of privacy advocates want to outlaw the algorithms across the U.S.

NOTE: This post was originally published on March 6, 2020 If you’ve googled something at some point in the last couple of weeks, you’ve likely...

Malicious browser extensions discreetly uploaded personal user data to unknown servers, in a complex web that could be at least 3 years old.

Until recently, facial recognition software needed to scan your entire face in order to attempt to identify you. That may no longer be the...

Given how many privacy breaches hit the news, it’s of little surprise that 96% of Americans recently surveyed by ExpressVPN said that online data...

The loophole for the messaging app was only spotlighted recently, but it’s not clear how long they were publicly searchable.

Google knows a lot about you. From your search history to everything you ask your voice assistant, the tech giant collects data indiscriminately and...

CVE-2020-0022 is an Android bug which targets the Bluetooth code of Android devices running Oreo (8.0 and 8.1) and Pie (9.0).