Topic > privacy
Vonvon CEO defends privacy practices of its ‘Most Used Words on Facebook’ app against critics
Facebook hands over user account data in response to 80 percent of U.S. law enforcement requests
Quora will now only allow people you follow to send you direct messages
Open Whisper Systems releases Signal encrypted messaging app for Android to replace TextSecure and RedPhone
Snapchat tries to reassure users its new privacy policy isn’t scary
Controversial cybersecurity bill advances in Senate
Facebook now tells you when state-sponsored hackers try to access your account
Google demands reform for 30-year-old U.S. data privacy act
Court sides with U.S. government over NSA metadata collection program
VB Insight
80% of consumers have updated their privacy settings, and other barriers to personalization
As tech firms track your location, advertisers zero in for the sale
Consumers want privacy … yet demand personalization
Exclusive
Facebook’s planned customer-data change called ‘land grab’ by publishers
Guest
Facebook vs. Europe – privacy, ethics, and tech innovation
Amid censorship brouhaha, Reddit clone Voat has its servers closed by hosting provider
Opinion
With great data comes great responsibility
The NSA wants to keep its massive spying program going a little longer
Senate passes bill to limit surveillance powers in the Patriot Act
Google rolls out My Account, a new dashboard that promises better privacy and security controls
Senate schedules rare Saturday vote on bill to limit NSA surveillance powers
Facebook exec blasts growing wave of European privacy investigations
Facebook’s facing a huge privacy class action lawsuit in Europe, and it’s in court today for the first time
German privacy regulator orders Google to limit its use of customers’ data
Guest
How the U.N.’s new privacy move will shake up the adtech industry
Guest
BMW’s vulnerability reveals disturbing trend in the race for features
Feature
Health app developers face their biggest obstacle: Privacy regulations
Guest
The FDA is finally embracing health tech — that’s both good and bad news
It’s too early to let Samsung off the hook for smart TV eavesdropping
Guest
Don’t fall for this Facebook hoax (and 6 things you can do to ensure Facebook privacy)
Without broadband under Title II, Verizon will get off scot-free for ‘supercookies’
Months after ‘God View’ fiasco, Uber is updating privacy policies
Google revamps privacy policy to settle case with UK government
Reddit complied with 64% of U.S. govt. data requests in 2014, according to its first transparency report
Araxid pulls in $12.5M to bring its database clean-up platform to other verticals
The EFF outlines how to bring the NSA to its knees
Government says it’ll do more to help mobile health developers comply with HIPAA privacy rules
Uber responds to Sen. Al Franken: ‘We care deeply’ about privacy
After all that, Uber’s privacy policy remains troubling
