Firefox to include tracker blocking report feature
Mozilla has introduced a lot of tracker blocking protections into Firefox lately. Now, it is planning a new feature that will let you see how many online snoopers you’ve successfully evaded.
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Over 1,300 Android Apps Caught Collecting Data Even If You Deny Permissions
Smartphones are a goldmine of sensitive data, and modern apps work as diggers that continuously collect every possible information from your devices.
Google University of Chicago Medical Center Accused of Sharing Patients Data
Google and the University of Chicago Medical Center formed a partnership approximately two years ago with the goal of finding patterns in patients’ medical records for medicine and to better understand disease.
What Is Tracking Protection and Why Mozilla Enabled It by Default in Firefox
Mozilla has pledged to keep browsing fully private for its users, and with Firefox now becoming the only worthy alternative to Chromium-powered browsers, delivering on these promises is the only way to go.
Apple, Google and others condemn UK plan to view encrypted chats
Major players within the tech industry have long-opposed the idea of government access to users' messages and chat conversations -- now they're continuing the fight with an open letter to GCHQ (the UK's government communication headquarters) lambasting proposals that could allow officials to eavesdrop on encrypted chats.
EU-US Privacy Shield complaint to be heard by Europe's top court in July
A legal challenge to the EU-US Privacy Shield, a mechanism used by thousands of companies to authorize data transfers from the European Union to the US, will be heard by Europe’s top court this summer.
