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How to Stop Facebook App From Tracking Your Location In the Background
2019-02-22 16:03

Every app installed on your smartphone with permission to access location service "can" continually collect your real-time location secretly, even in the background when you do not use them. Do...

Facebook lets Android users block location tracking
2019-02-22 11:44

Facebook announced it's tweaking its Android version, which was tracking your location even when the app wasn't in use.

Leaky child-tracking smartwatch maker hits back at bad PR
2019-02-08 12:55

We're not convinced 'people who want to harm kids will follow the kid, not the watch' is a great comeback Kids' smartwatch-pusher Enox, whose Safe-KID-One watch was pulled by the European...

European Commission orders mass recall of creepy, leaky child-tracking smartwatch
2019-02-04 17:16

Hackers can talk to and locate the wearer, warns notice The European Commission has ordered the recall of a smartwatch aimed at kids that allows miscreants to pinpoint the wearer's location,...

Mozilla releases anti tracking policy, enhances tracking protection in Firefox 65
2019-01-30 07:31

Mozilla has released Firefox 65, which includes enhanced, configurable protection against online tracking. The organization has also published an official anti tracking policy that effectively...

Mozilla Firefox 65 Ups the Ante on Privacy with Anti-Tracking Efforts
2019-01-29 17:32

Firefox 65 rolls out new redesigned privacy controls as part of Mozilla's anti-tracking promise.

Google’s “deceitful” location tracking is against the law, say 7 EU groups
2018-11-29 12:32

Seven European consumer organizations are planning to submit a complaint about Google's location tracking activities to their data protection authorities.

Google Faces GDPR Complaints Over Web, Location Tracking
2018-11-28 09:48

Search Giant's Pervasive Tracking Isn't Clear to Consumers, Groups ContendConsumer organizations in seven countries plan to file complaints alleging that Google is violating the EU's General Data...

Google and Facebook accused of secretly tracking users’ locations
2018-10-25 10:50

Google and Facebook have been hit separately by class action lawsuits accusing them of secretly tracking user locations.

How to use Ublock Origin and Privacy Badger to prevent browser tracking in Firefox
2018-10-24 15:10

Jack Wallen outlines the ideal combination of Firefox extensions to prevent browser tracking.