Microsoft doesn’t see Windows 10’s mandatory data collection as a privacy risk
In the run-up to the launch of Windows 10 earlier this year, users noticed that Microsoft’s operating system would be collecting more data on …
Microsoft will let business users opt out of Windows 10 tracking
There has been at least a low hum of concern around new features in Windows 10 that send information back to Microsoft. The company …
Firefox’s tracker-killing private browsing mode hits beta
Mozilla’s all-new ”stealth mode” for Firefox is one step closer to becoming a standard feature of the popular web browser. The latest Firefox Beta …
Microsoft slips user-tracking tools into Windows 7, 8 amidst Windows 10 privacy storm
Windows 10 is a deliciously good operating system, all things considered, but its abundant user-tracking has prompted many privacy-minded individuals to stay pat with …
Use privacy software if you want to be safe from Facebook, warns watchdog
A Belgian watchdog has urged all Internet users to download privacy software specifically to shield themselves from Facebook’s grasp. The social network has been …
After Superfish-Lenovo incident, Facebook probes larger issue of SSL-sniffing adware
Last week, PC maker Lenovo was called out for shipping laptops with adware, called “Superfish,” pre-installed – an incident that led Facebook to investigate …
Drug Dealers Swapping Down To Old Cellphones To Stay One Step Ahead In The ‘Tech Arms Race’
The FBI, along with seemingly every law enforcement agency in the country, wants a backdoor into every new, encrypted-by-default cellphone, arguing that without this, …
Stolen DJO Global laptop contained patient data
California-based medical device company DJO Global is notifying an undisclosed number of individuals that a laptop computer containing some personal patient information was stolen …
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