Tag: privacy

VPN providers don’t protect your privacy online. Here’s what can.

If you’ve heard that a VPN provider can help protect your privacy and security online, don’t believe the hype. The truth is that...

Meta hit with $102 million privacy fine from European Union over 2019 password security lapse

LONDON -- Meta was punished Friday with a fine worth more than $100 million from the social media giant's European Union privacy regulator...

Google's AI model faces European Union scrutiny from privacy watchdog

LONDON -- European Union regulators said Thursday they're looking into one of Google's artificial intelligence models over concerns about its compliance with the...

Bug lets anyone bypass WhatsApp’s ‘View Once’ privacy feature

WhatsApp, the most popular end-to-end encrypted messaging app in the world with more than two billion users, allows users to exchange pictures and...

Clearview AI fined $33.7 million by Dutch data protection watchdog over 'illegal database' of faces

THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- The Dutch data protection watchdog on Tuesday issued facial recognition startup Clearview AI with a fine of 30.5 million...

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...

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