Aug 14, 2020
Google has stopped responding to requests for user data from Hong Kong authorities. Angela Lang/CNET Google will stop responding to requests for data from Hong Kong authorities with the search giant instead directing requests for user data to a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty with the United States that is done in conjunction with the Department […]
Aug 12, 2020
TikTok is once again under fire. James Martin/CNET Sen. Josh Hawley, a Republican from Missouri, is calling on Google to remove TikTok from its platform after the social video app allegedly tracked user data by sidestepping a privacy safeguard in Android, according to...
Aug 10, 2020
Border agents are able to pull data from devices and keep it for 75 years, according to the assessment. Angela Lang/CNET Travelers heading to the US have many reasons to be cautious about their devices when it comes to privacy. A report released Thursday from the...
Aug 4, 2020
Twitter is being investigated by the FTC for allegedly misusing users’ personal data. Angela Lang/CNET Twitter on Monday disclosed it’s under investigation by the Federal Trade Commission for using personal information provided by users for security...
Jul 24, 2020
Google headquarters sprawls across a large campus in Mountain View, California. Stephen Shankland/CNET Google reportedly has an internal program that taps “sensitive” data collected by Android, the search giant’s mobile operating system, on how...
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