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How blockchain could solve the internet privacy problem
Blockchain, with its encrypted and immutable record, will eventually be used create universal digital identities, filled with information that only we will control and that will link back to the issuing banks, governments or even...
The best password managers for Android
Not all Android password management apps are created equal -- so which one makes the most sense for you?
Windows 10 data collection: What you need to know
The operating system has been collecting telemetry on users and apps since 2015; despite recent changes, it’s still gathering information.
Apple’s Siri: The only search engine you’ll need
Is Apple about to get into search? Probably not in the conventional sense, but Apple’s successful hire of Google’s John Giannandrea shows there’s a new kid in town.
7 questions to ask your EMM provider about GDPR compliance
Protecting data on mobile devices is key to complying with new EU privacy regulations going into effect in May. With the deadline looming, here’s what you should be asking your EMM vendor.
Mozilla takes advantage of Facebook woes to trumpet isolationist Firefox add-on
The browser maker is touting 'Facebook Container' as a way to wall off users' Facebook activities – a new bid to attract the privacy conscious.
The new social media imperative: Distance yourself
As Facebook just learned, a social network’s reputation can sour in an instant. Here’s how to save your own.
Windows 10 shows users what data it collects and phones in
With Windows Insider build 17083, Microsoft responded to criticism about transparency by adding a 'Diagnostic Data Viewer' app to the OS for beta users to try out.
Don’t believe Microsoft’s latest privacy hype
The company could easily give users the ability to control what information is sent to it, but that’s not what it has in mind.
Mobile privacy policy becoming a truly big deal
Now comes yet another reason to respect the heck out of your privacy policy: The U.S. Supreme Court is considering making it a determining factor for whether your customers have an expectation of privacy.
How blockchain makes self-sovereign identities possible
Who are you? And who decides you’re really you and can be trusted? The answer, and the systems involved, differ in the real world and online. But blockchain technology could make establishing identity and trust much easier for...
What do you get when you merge a lie detector, a job application and a mobile app?
A U.K. firm is pushing mobile software that watches you while you fill out a form and tries to determine truthfulness and emotion. George Orwell would be proud.
Tech Talk: Uber hack, Google tracks, AWS packs (in China) ... and Firefox is back
Uber comes in for criticism in how it handled last year's hack – as does Google for allowing Android to track its users location. Meanwhile, AWS is selling off hardware in China and one panelist wonders about the future of Firefox.
Critics are wrong to slam iPhone X’s new face tech
They should acknowledge that Apple is doing face scanning right with Face ID.
Tech Talk: The technology that scares us
Halloween may be over, but the frights remain. Whether it's from the loss of privacy from Alexa or Google Home, fake news on social media or A.I. the future could be a tech dystopia.
Apple's iPhone X proves it: Silicon Valley is getting emotional
Technology like the iPhone X's new camera system and Face ID will increasingly figure out how you feel, almost all the time.
Google’s Clips camera offers a snapshot of things to come
The most revolutionary product of the year so far is Google’s ‘trivial’ Clips camera. The reason might surprise you.
Apple upgrades Safari for older versions of macOS
Version 11 of the browser adds Intelligent Tracking Protection, a feature that has drawn the ire of the online advertising industry.
Are you sharing more data with Google than you have to?
A group of Swiss researchers has developed an approach to limit how much of your data you need to share. And they are offering it to companies for free.
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