Manish Singh reports: Apple sent threat notifications to iPhone users in 92 countries on Wednesday, warning them that may have been targeted by mercenary spyware attacks. The company sent the alerts to individuals in 92 nations at 12pm Pacific Time Wednesday. It did not disclose the attackers’ identities or the countries where users received notifications….
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Protect my driving data! A Consumer Reports Petition
FTC: Hold automakers accountable for sharing consumers’ data without their knowledge Background: A New York Times investigation revealed that some automakers may be misleading consumers about how they are collecting and selling their driving data, which is being sold to insurance companies and used against drivers to raise the price of their insurance premiums. In…
Google Agrees to Delete Web Browsing Data as it Settles ‘Incognito’ Lawsuit
Davey Alba reports: Google said it would delete millions of records of user’s browsing activities as part of a settlement of a class-action lawsuit that alleged it tracked people without their knowledge. The case, filed in 2020, alleged the Alphabet Inc. unit surreptitiously collected data from people using its popular Chrome web browser in a private “incognito” browsing…
Judge OKs Wiretapping Claims in Hospital Pixel Tracking Case
Tonya Riley reports: A Minnesota health system accused of using Meta Platforms Inc.’s Pixel tracking technology to profit off patient surveillance must face wiretapping claims, ruled a federal judge. United State District Judge Katherine M. Menendez denied on Thursday North Memorial Health Care’s motion to dismiss wiretapping claims under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act and…