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Facebook is warning users not to fall for a recent resurgence in privacy hoxes. Facebook has always been ripe for privacy hoaxes, and it appears it’s harvest time again on the social-networking giant. Users of the world’s largest social network were inundated Monday with messages on their news feeds reposted by friends that warn if …

A company devoted to data, Spotify just got a lesson in how wanting to know everything about its customers can be a liability as well. Founder and Chief Executive Daniel Ek apologized Friday for confusion about the streaming music service’s new privacy policy, which caused an outburst of articles and social-media criticism that the company wanted to peek in on …

Josh Miller/CNET When logging into your favorite social-networking site, do you hear a nagging voice saying the government and advertisers are tracking your data? These worries have become part of using social networks over the past couple years, though some hear that nagging voice louder than others. In response to outraged — or just creeped out — users of these …

The LG G Watch, powered by Google’s Android Wear operating system, isn’t a locked-down repository for personal data. Josh Miller/CNET Want to keep your private data private? Maybe you should postpone that smartwatch purchase. Researchers at the University of New Haven have shown that they can extract personal information from the LG G Watch and from the Samsung Gear 2 …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Now playing: Watch this: Apple makes your privacy a priority 0:58 Apple on Monday said it loud and clear: We value your privacy more than others do. Amid a slew of announcements ranging from a new music service to a smarter version of …

The Disconnect app is still running on Apple’s iOS. Disconnect Already under investigation by regulators in Europe, a new complaint against Google claims its ban of one privacy application violates antitrust regulations. Disconnect, the maker of a privacy app that stops surreptitious user tracking and malicious advertising, filed a complaint with the European Union on Tuesday. The complaint argues that …

Now playing: Watch this: Easily improve accuracy results on the Apple Watch 2:04 The Apple Watch is missing a key feature that many runners and cyclists rely on when working out, and that’s GPS. A GPS-equipped watch can track your route on a run or bike ride. It can also measure your exact pace and distance. When the iPhone is …

Now playing: Watch this: Disable annoying notifications on the Apple Watch 1:32 Chirp! I’ve got a new email. Buzz! Someone has sent me a text message. What’s that? It’s time to stand again? It doesn’t take long to become overwhelmed by notifications on the Apple Watch . The constant chirping and vibrating throughout the day could drive a person mad, …

Facebook is firing back in its battle with EU regulators. CNET The world’s largest social network has a message for the European Union: stay the course or risk hurting our users. In a lengthy editorial published Wednesday, Facebook’s vice president of public policy in Europe, Richard Allan, issued a retort to European regulators who have started investigations into the company’s …

While a lot of Australians considered a virtual private network as “the way to get Netflix,” there’s a lot more to VPNs than that. In fact, there’s a host of reasons while you might consider paying for a VPN service. VPN use in Australia has skyrocketed in the wake of mandatory data retention laws and the Dallas Buyers Club rights …