AI software reportedly uncovered suspected GDPR breaches by Alphabet, Amazon and Facebook. The software — created by EU Institute researchers and a consumer group — looked at the privacy policies of 14 major technology businesses in June, the month after the EU’s new data privacy laws went into effect, according to Bloomberg. Researchers named the …
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Now playing: Watch this: This year’s Amazon Prime Day is longer than ever (The… 4:38 On this podcast, we talk about: Amazon Prime Day starts July 16 and is 36 hours long. Google is in the middle of a Gmail controversy. The EU Parliament rejects a measure that threatened memes on the internet. The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and …
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The US Supreme Court has ruled in favor of digital privacy. In a 5-4 decision on Friday, the justices said police need warrants to gather phone location data as evidence for trials. That reversed and remanded a decision by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Carpenter v. United States is the first case about phone location data that the Supreme Court …
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Now playing: Watch this: The reviews are in for the Amazon Fire Cube — don’t… 4:29 On this podcast, we talk about: The new Amazon Fire TV Cube Google’s latest privacy update A Supreme Court decision that means you’ll pay more when shopping online Intel’s CEO stepping down The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories …
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Brave, a browser that blocks conventional online ads and strips privacy-invading trackers off the web, has begun testing its own technology for supplying advertisements. The startup, co-founded by former Firefox leader Brendan Eich, announced a special test version of Brave that will show about 250 prepackaged ads to those who sign up for an early-access version of the software. It’ll …
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Verizon and AT&T are hanging up on companies that boasted they could track any American with a phone. In a letter sent to Sen. Ron Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon, Verizon’s chief privacy officer, Karen Zacharia, said the company is ending its contracts with location aggregators like LocationSmart and Zumigo. “We are committed to protecting the privacy and security of our customers’ location …
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I’m not sure how Privacy.com escaped my radar for so long, but I’m glad I discovered it and even more glad to share it with you now. The service generates virtual credit card numbers for online shopping, which is awesome all by itself. But it’s about to unveil a new, secondary, perk, and 500 Cheapskate readers can get in early. …
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For nearly a decade, BlackBerry smartphones have emerged from a potent brew of unrealistic ambitions and seemingly predetermined failure — do you remember the BlackBerry Storm? Throughout the decline, BlackBerry has touted privacy, security and a physical keyboard as the marquee features of its smartphones. Fast-forward to today, and what does the new BlackBerry Mobile talk about when promoting its …
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On this podcast, we talk about: Asus revealing the new no-keyboard, double-screen Project Precog prototype laptop. Apple’s Safari getting more privacy features to block online trackers and cookies. ZTE reportedly getting a lifeline to bring back its business. Now playing: Watch this: Asus Project Precog could be the future of laptops (The… 4:38 The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. When Apple announced a new Safari privacy feature last year called intelligent tracking protection, advertisers accustomed to tracking your behavior online squealed. Get ready for some more squealing. At Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, the company showed some new restrictions it’s imposing on online …
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