Privacy
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Information privacy is an aspect of data security that means protecting and proper handling of information. It includes determining what data can be shared with third parties and how it is legally collected. One can apply data privacy in multiple ways, such as data masking, encryption, and authentication. Privacy protection is crucial nowadays as it helps keep people who want to exploit your private data away from it.
Google Failed to Evade the Lawsuit That Claims It Tracks Users in Incognito Mode
The search giant is accused of secretly collecting user data even if they use a private Incognito mode in the Google Chrome browser, thus illegally invading millions of users' privacy.
WhatsApp Plans to Add Password Protection for Chat Backups
This password will later be required in order to restore the data from the backup. It is also reported that if the user forgets the backup password, WhatsApp will not be able to help with its recovery.
More Than 60 Thousand Organizations Were Hacked Due to Microsoft Software Vulnerability
Due to a vulnerability in Microsoft's Exchange Server software, hackers managed to attack more than 60,000 companies and organizations in the United States, Europe, and Asia. The incident has already been called a cybersecurity threat.
Google Will Stop Tracking User Activity as It Phases Out Third-Party Cookies
Once Google completely phases out the third-party cookies, it will not replace them with another tracking tech. Instead, the company will build a machine-learning-powered tracking system that groups people into interest groups.
Facebook Will Pay Illinois Users $650 Million to Settle Privacy Lawsuit
According to the court's decision, each of the 1.6 million Illinois residents who filed the lawsuit will receive at least $345 in compensation from Facebook within two months if the company does not appeal the court decision.
TikTok Will Pay $92 Million to Settle U.S. Data Privacy Lawsuits
ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, has agreed to pay $92 million in a class action settlement in the U.S. state of Illinois. The money will be distributed among about 20 plaintiffs. The terms of the deal are yet to be approved by the court.
How Is Telegram Censored, and Why Does It Filter Its Content?
In this article, we will tell you about how Telegram affects the crime rate in the world and how the messenger filters content. If you thought there was no censorship in Telegram, you were wrong.
