Companies need to kill off this invasive kind of ‘privacy’ policy
Let me ask you: When you receive an email with the subject line, “Updates to our privacy policy,” do you open it right away? My guess is the answer is no. I’ll […]
Tag: Privacy
Mozilla backs off its security, privacy services to focus on Firefox
Mozilla is best known for its Firefox browser, but compared to rivals, it’s not nearly as popular. As part of the company’s efforts to turn its attention back to Firefox, several of […]
Mozilla is kicking one of its privacy partners to the curb
Mozilla’s services beyond its Firefox browser have been experiencing a shake-up lately — and the bumpy ride isn’t over yet. The company is now dropping its partner for Mozilla Monitor Plus, its […]
DuckDuckGo launches Privacy Pro bundle with VPN included
DuckDuckGo announced its new Privacy Pro bundled service in an effort to provide more comprehensive privacy tools for users. The Privacy Pro bundle will include a VPN, personal data removal service, and […]
Windows Recall has one big gotcha, and it’s not privacy
So far, the flagship feature of Microsoft’s new Copilot+ PC vision is Windows Recall, an AI-powered local search of your PC. But there’s a catch: Recall is going to suck up a […]
Windows 11’s Recall AI feature could be a privacy nightmare
At its Build 2024 conference, Microsoft unveiled a new AI trick for Windows PCs—one that can help users locate or remember details from their digital past. It could be looking for a […]
Why are tech companies so willfully bad at privacy?
You could once count on privacy as given. Even when PCs first became widespread in homes, they could serve as tools for this purpose. You could anonymously answer your most embarrassing questions […]
Discord steps up privacy for users with end-to-end encryption
Discord has faced its share of controversies. Just this year, it came to light that 600 million Discord users had their data leaked after someone scraped group chats across thousands of servers. […]
Disposable addresses would make Gmail a privacy powerhouse
Your email address is a liability when yet another of your accounts get hacked. After your login credentials are leaked, attackers can use those same credentials to try logging into different services […]
14 must-know Windows 11 security and privacy settings
Once upon a time, Windows was notorious for its poor security, with frequent reports of major attacks by viruses and hackers. With the release of Windows 7, Microsoft started to get its […]
