by dbadmin | Dec 7, 2023 | Apple, Google, News, Privacy
A US senator has asked the Department of Justice to let Apple and Google disclose how governments surveil users through push notifications. Apple says the federal government stopped it from being transparent about the practice. Google has also acknowledged the...
by dbadmin | Oct 16, 2023 | Cybersecurity, Google, News, Privacy
Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority In a new framework policy proposal, Google lays out its ideas for protecting children online. Interestingly, Google says identity and age verification systems for this purpose can be “unnecessary.” Google would rather see...
by dbadmin | Oct 16, 2023 | Cybersecurity, Google, News, Privacy
Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority In a new framework policy proposal, Google lays out its ideas for protecting children online. Interestingly, Google says identity and age verification systems for this purpose can be “unnecessary.” Google would rather see...
by dbadmin | Sep 10, 2023 | Features, Google Chrome, Opinions, Privacy
Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Opinion post byRobert Triggs After much hand-wringing and outright objections from the broader industry, Google is forging ahead with its Ad Topics API approach to web tracking and ads, bringing Chrome closer to advertisers....
by dbadmin | Sep 6, 2023 | imessage, News, Privacy, WhatsApp
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority The UK will amend the Investigatory Powers Act with the controversial “spy clause,” but in a declawed state. This clause, in its original form, would have allowed the UK government to break chat encryption. Apple’s iMessage,...
by dbadmin | Jul 20, 2023 | Apple, News, Privacy
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Members of the UK government want to update the Investigatory Powers Act to make it easier to snoop on citizens. This would involve compromising end-to-end encryption. Apple has now said it will not comply with the changes...
