Tag: privacy
Sensors can read your sweat and predict overheating. Here's why privacy advocates care
On a hot summer day in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, dozens of men removed pipes, asbestos and hazardous waste while working to decontaminate a...
FTC and Justice Department sue TikTok over alleged child privacy violations
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department are suing TikTok and ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, with violating the Children’s Online Privacy...
Justice Department sues TikTok, accusing the company of illegally collecting children's data
The Justice Department sued TikTok on Friday, accusing the company of violating children’s online privacy law and running afoul of a settlement it...
Bumble and Hinge allowed stalkers to pinpoint users’ locations down to 2 meters, researchers say
A group of researchers said they found that vulnerabilities in the design of some dating apps, including the popular Bumble and Hinge, allowed...
Meta agrees to $1.4B settlement with Texas in privacy lawsuit over facial recognition
AUSTIN, Texas -- Meta has agreed to a $1.4 billion settlement with Texas in a privacy lawsuit over claims that the tech giant...
FTC orders 8 companies to provide information on 'surveillance pricing' practices
NEW YORK -- The Federal Trade Commission has ordered information from eight companies that the agency says offer products and services that use...