“‘Don’t put all your eggs in one basket’ is all wrong. I tell you ‘put all your eggs in one basket, and then watch that basket.'” — Andrew Carnegie, 1885 When it comes to privacy tools, Andrew Carnegie is usually dead wrong. In the case of password managers, however, Carnegie is usually more dead than wrong. So much …

LastPass‘ slate of web trackers is in the spotlight after a security researcher recommended switching away from the password manager based on the findings of a well-known privacy advocacy app. The analysis follows LastPass’ recently announced restrictions to its free-tier service, which will become effective in March.  The Exodus Privacy app, developed by the Guardian Project to document the number …

Mozilla rolled out two new features for its latest version of Firefox on Wednesday — a privacy-boosting option for containing cookies as you browse, and a new way to watch multiple videos at once.  “Total Cookie Protection joins our suite of privacy protections called ETP (Enhanced Tracking Protection). In combining Total Cookie Protection with last month’s supercookie protections, Firefox is now armed …

In a bid to slow the spread of misinformation on its platform, TikTok announced that users who try to share flagged videos will soon be prompted to reconsider. TikTok said in a Wednesday blog post that while it partners with independent fact-checking organizations to vet certain content for removal, the new pop-up prompt will be displayed to users sharing videos …

If you’re new to internet privacy and security, you’ve still probably already read references to something called Tor — a widely hailed piece of internet-connected software with its own internet browser. Tor is embraced by privacy aficionados for its reliable encryption and its history of covering users’ internet tracks.  At first glance, the terminology around Tor can seem intimidating and …

Apple CEO Tim Cook used an appearance on a virtual International Data Privacy Day panel Thursday to attack Facebook in a series of thinly veiled jabs and to call for global data privacy reforms. Cook’s remarks followed reports appearing earlier in the day that the social media giant has been preparing an antitrust lawsuit against Apple over the iPhone maker’s …

With Apple’s new app-transparency policy kicking in soon, Google will remove certain advertiser tracking technology from the iPhone versions of its own apps and switch to a different kind, Google said in a blog post Wednesday. Popular Google apps for the iPhone, like Maps and YouTube, currently use a tool from Apple known as IDFA to track iPhone users’ activity …

Despite recently premiering its new rollable phone tech and capturing its fair share of buzz at the 2021 Consumer Electronics Show, LG may be considering getting out of the smartphone game altogether, according to a Wednesday report by The Korea Herald. The tech giant is facing stiff competition from other manufacturers as it looks to balance a $4.5 billion loss over …

Following rising concerns from security researchers, Apple reportedly removed a controversial MacOS feature in Big Sur 11.2 beta 2 on Thursday. Discovered during Big Sur 11.2’s first beta release, the feature allowed 53 of Apple’s own apps to bypass security firewalls and virtual private networks, according to CNET’s sister ZDNet.  Researchers argued that the feature, called the Content Filter Exclusion …

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Only a day ahead of Samsung’s expected Galaxy S21 launch at the Jan. 14 Samsung Unpacked event, some marketing materials have been shared online by renowned mobile tipster Evan Blass, offering a glimpse at the company’s key selling points for its newest 5G-capable …