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Harvard Students Develop Meta Smart Glasses App That Reveals People's Sensitive Details
Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses were used by two Harvard engineering students to build an app that can reveal sensitive information about people without them realising it. The students posted a demo of the video on X (formerly known as Twitter) and showcased the app’s capability. Notably, the app is not being made publicly available to users, instead,...
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Apple Must Face Narrowed Privacy Lawsuit Over Its Apps
Apple must face a narrowed privacy lawsuit after a US judge has dismissed most claims based on Apple's "Allow Apps to Request to Track" setting on the company's iPhones, while allowing claims that the company of violating the privacy of iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch users by collecting their personal data through proprietary apps such as the App Sto...
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SpyLoan Malware Apps Used to Blackmail, Extort Users Using Personal Data Detected on Play Store
SpyLoan malware has been spotted on the Play Store over the course of this year and removed by Google, according to details shared by ESET researchers. They are designed to collect vast amounts of information from a user's device when they borrow money, only to blackmail and extort them into repaying the sum with high interest amounts within a shor...
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Realme 11 Pro 5G, Realme 11 Pro+ 5G Update Disables Enhanced Intelligent Services Setting After Backlash
Realme 11 Pro 5G and Realme 11 Pro+ 5G are receiving a new software update that disables the controversial Enhanced Intelligent Services feature that was claimed to collect private user data to improve user experience. The update has also revised the Enhanced Intelligent Services description to explain that app usage statistics and location informa...
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Spotify Fined $5 Million by Swedish Privacy Body for Breaching EU Data Rules
Music streaming giant Spotify was on Tuesday fined $5.4 million (roughly Rs. 40 crore) for not properly informing users on how data it collected on them was being used, Swedish authorities said. The Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection's (IMY) said it had reviewed "how Spotify handles customers' right of access to their personal data."
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Android Malware Infecting 60 Apps With Over 100 Million Downloads Discovered on Google Play Store: Details
A new Android malware dubbed Goldoson has infected 60 apps that have more than 100 million downloads on the Google Play Store. It can collect data on installed apps, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth-connected devices, and track location, according to security firm McAfee.
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Chinese Startup Invents Kissing Machine for Long-Distance Lovers Inspired by Lengthy Lockdowns
The MUA, a kissing machine for long-distance lovers, has been invented by a Chinese startup. The device, inspired by lengthy lockdowns in China, transmits users' kiss data collected through motion sensors hidden in silicon lips. These lips simultaneously move when replaying sound and warm up slightly during kissing. Users can even download kissing ...
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Aarogya Setu Data From Kerala Not Shared With US Technology Firm, MoS IT Says
Aarogya Setu data pertaining to Kerala was not shared with a US-based technology firm authorised to collate, collect, and manage and handle health data of people in the state, according to Minister of State for Information and Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar. He also stated that data collected by the contact tracing app up to May 10 last year, had ...
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TikTok Now Banned From Work Phones in Belgium Citing Security Risk
TikTok will not be allowed on the work phones of the Belgian federal government employees, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said on Friday. The Belgian national security council had warned of the risks associated with the large amounts of data collected by TikTok, which is owned by Chinese firm ByteDance.
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YouTube Child Data Gathering Faces Scrutiny in UK After Complaint
Britain's information regulator said on Wednesday it would look into an official complaint accusing Alphabet's YouTube of illegally collecting data from millions of children. The complaint lodged by father-of-three Duncan McCann, who is leading the campaign and supported by his employer the advocacy group 5Rights, said the video-streaming platform ...
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Google, YouTube Said to Face Lawsuit in US for Violating Privacy of Children Under Age 13
A US appeals court on Wednesday has said to have revived a lawsuit accusing Alphabet's Google and several other companies of violating the privacy of children under age 13 by tracking their YouTube activity without parental consent, in order to send them targeted advertising.
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Google Defeats Lawsuit Over Privacy Practices Involving Chrome Browser
Google defeated a lawsuit filed in a US court on Monday, that accused the company of collecting data of users who had opted out of sharing web activity on the browser. The lawsuit had alleged that Google tracked IP addresses and browsing history, even if users did not have a Google account, or if they had chosen not to synchronise their Google acco...
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Twitter Files: Elon Musk's Twitter Leak Raises Concern Over External Access to User Data
Elon Musk's "Twitter Files" leaks have provided outside writers unprecedented access to Twitter information, raising concern about external access to Twitter data and user accounts. Twitter's new CEO handed a collection of internal documents and emails from former Twitter employees over to external writers, who are now publishing those documents on...
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Pushwoosh Russian Software Disguised as American Discovered in US Army, CDC Apps
Pushwoosh, a software firm based in Russia, presented itself as based in the US but is actually Russian, as per an investigation. The company's software was used by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the US' main agency for fighting major health threats, and the US Army. Pushwoosh says the company stores data in the US and in ...
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Geospatial Technology, Digital Data Collection to Be Used for Next Census, Ministry of Home Affairs Says
Digital data collection, geospatial technology, a code directory, and a Census Management and Monitoring System (CMMS) are some of the technologies that will be used for the next Census, according to a Ministry of Home Affairs report. An enumerator would collect and submit data directly through Mobile App, using her or his smartphone. The provision...
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Harvard Students Develop Meta Smart Glasses App That Reveals People's Sensitive Details
Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses were used by two Harvard engineering students to build an app that can reveal sensitive information about people without them realising it. The students posted a demo of the video on X (formerly known as Twitter) and showcased the app’s capability. Notably, the app is not being made publicly available to users, instead,...
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Apple Must Face Narrowed Privacy Lawsuit Over Its Apps
Apple must face a narrowed privacy lawsuit after a US judge has dismissed most claims based on Apple's "Allow Apps to Request to Track" setting on the company's iPhones, while allowing claims that the company of violating the privacy of iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch users by collecting their personal data through proprietary apps such as the App Sto...
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SpyLoan Malware Apps Used to Blackmail, Extort Users Using Personal Data Detected on Play Store
SpyLoan malware has been spotted on the Play Store over the course of this year and removed by Google, according to details shared by ESET researchers. They are designed to collect vast amounts of information from a user's device when they borrow money, only to blackmail and extort them into repaying the sum with high interest amounts within a shor...
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Realme 11 Pro 5G, Realme 11 Pro+ 5G Update Disables Enhanced Intelligent Services Setting After Backlash
Realme 11 Pro 5G and Realme 11 Pro+ 5G are receiving a new software update that disables the controversial Enhanced Intelligent Services feature that was claimed to collect private user data to improve user experience. The update has also revised the Enhanced Intelligent Services description to explain that app usage statistics and location informa...
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Spotify Fined $5 Million by Swedish Privacy Body for Breaching EU Data Rules
Music streaming giant Spotify was on Tuesday fined $5.4 million (roughly Rs. 40 crore) for not properly informing users on how data it collected on them was being used, Swedish authorities said. The Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection's (IMY) said it had reviewed "how Spotify handles customers' right of access to their personal data."
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Android Malware Infecting 60 Apps With Over 100 Million Downloads Discovered on Google Play Store: Details
A new Android malware dubbed Goldoson has infected 60 apps that have more than 100 million downloads on the Google Play Store. It can collect data on installed apps, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth-connected devices, and track location, according to security firm McAfee.
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Chinese Startup Invents Kissing Machine for Long-Distance Lovers Inspired by Lengthy Lockdowns
The MUA, a kissing machine for long-distance lovers, has been invented by a Chinese startup. The device, inspired by lengthy lockdowns in China, transmits users' kiss data collected through motion sensors hidden in silicon lips. These lips simultaneously move when replaying sound and warm up slightly during kissing. Users can even download kissing ...
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Aarogya Setu Data From Kerala Not Shared With US Technology Firm, MoS IT Says
Aarogya Setu data pertaining to Kerala was not shared with a US-based technology firm authorised to collate, collect, and manage and handle health data of people in the state, according to Minister of State for Information and Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar. He also stated that data collected by the contact tracing app up to May 10 last year, had ...
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TikTok Now Banned From Work Phones in Belgium Citing Security Risk
TikTok will not be allowed on the work phones of the Belgian federal government employees, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said on Friday. The Belgian national security council had warned of the risks associated with the large amounts of data collected by TikTok, which is owned by Chinese firm ByteDance.
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YouTube Child Data Gathering Faces Scrutiny in UK After Complaint
Britain's information regulator said on Wednesday it would look into an official complaint accusing Alphabet's YouTube of illegally collecting data from millions of children. The complaint lodged by father-of-three Duncan McCann, who is leading the campaign and supported by his employer the advocacy group 5Rights, said the video-streaming platform ...
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Google, YouTube Said to Face Lawsuit in US for Violating Privacy of Children Under Age 13
A US appeals court on Wednesday has said to have revived a lawsuit accusing Alphabet's Google and several other companies of violating the privacy of children under age 13 by tracking their YouTube activity without parental consent, in order to send them targeted advertising.
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Google Defeats Lawsuit Over Privacy Practices Involving Chrome Browser
Google defeated a lawsuit filed in a US court on Monday, that accused the company of collecting data of users who had opted out of sharing web activity on the browser. The lawsuit had alleged that Google tracked IP addresses and browsing history, even if users did not have a Google account, or if they had chosen not to synchronise their Google acco...
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Twitter Files: Elon Musk's Twitter Leak Raises Concern Over External Access to User Data
Elon Musk's "Twitter Files" leaks have provided outside writers unprecedented access to Twitter information, raising concern about external access to Twitter data and user accounts. Twitter's new CEO handed a collection of internal documents and emails from former Twitter employees over to external writers, who are now publishing those documents on...
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Pushwoosh Russian Software Disguised as American Discovered in US Army, CDC Apps
Pushwoosh, a software firm based in Russia, presented itself as based in the US but is actually Russian, as per an investigation. The company's software was used by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the US' main agency for fighting major health threats, and the US Army. Pushwoosh says the company stores data in the US and in ...
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Geospatial Technology, Digital Data Collection to Be Used for Next Census, Ministry of Home Affairs Says
Digital data collection, geospatial technology, a code directory, and a Census Management and Monitoring System (CMMS) are some of the technologies that will be used for the next Census, according to a Ministry of Home Affairs report. An enumerator would collect and submit data directly through Mobile App, using her or his smartphone. The provision...
