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Google has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought forth by 40 U.S. state attorneys general. They accused the search engine giant of misleading consumers into thinking they’d disabled location tracking. In fact, Google continued to collect information about their movements. As part of the settlement agreement, the largest ever for a consumer privacy suit in […]

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Developers Find Apple May Be Tracking User Data on App Store Through iOS App Store Security Concerns Lead to Proposed Class Action Lawsuit Twitter Under Elon Musk Is a Chaotic Mess, At Least So Far Emergency SOS via Satellite to Go Live This Month Steve Jobs’ Sandals Up for Auction Tags: App Store, Auction, Elon […]

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Developers have discovered that an older version of iOS is tracking user interaction within the App Store app, and sending that information to Apple through detailed logs. While the research team is unsure whether or not this is still a part of iOS 16, the team stated, “the App Store already knows a lot about […]

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A new app, known as OG App, is aiming to be an alternative to Instagram. Recently, Instagram has received much criticism regarding the growing number of ads, suggested posts, Reels and other additional content finding its way into a user’s feed. However, the new OG App is aiming to take Instagram back to its roots […]

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Apple’s Chief Privacy Officer is reportedly leaving Cupertino. Although still unannounced, Apple’s top privacy officer will be joining a law firm. She’s vacating a high-profile position that is essential for Apple’s current business strategy. Chief Privacy Officer Serves as Apple’s Privacy Face Bloomberg reported that Jane Horvath, Apple’s current Chief Privacy Officer will be joining […]

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A new report indicates that some state privacy legislation uses wording written by tech companies and its lobbyists. Previously, an Apple-backed lobbying group has been cited for pushing weaker privacy protection based on this wording. The aim of tech giants is to push through weak privacy legislation in order to pushback more meaningful requirements. Reports […]

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Recent findings show that the typically privacy-focused DuckDuckGo browser is reportedly allowing Microsoft trackers on third-party sites. This is due to an agreement within their syndicated search contract between the two companies. Update: As of May 25, A representative for DuckDuckGo has reached out to Mac Observer. Weinberg has issued responses on both Twitter and […]

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Recent reports from a civil liberties group indicate that ad tech companies share your online behavior and location with advertisers an average of 747 times a day in the U.S., and 376 times a day in Europe, a major privacy breach. The group stated that this may be one of the largest privacy breaches in […]

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The 15th annual Computers, Privacy & Data Protection (CPDP) conference is happening in late May in Brussels. In a rare appearance at a security even, Apple’s senior director of Global Privacy, Jane Horvath, will chair the event. She’ll be discussing technology, regulation and international cooperation. Horvath to Chair Panel Themed Around Data Protection and Privacy […]

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