Use TikTok? The Company May Owe You Money
If you used TikTok before October of this year, you may be entitled to a piece of a $92 million settlement of data privacy lawsuits.TikTok faced 21 suits for its data collection practices, including harvesting the information of many minors.
Should Cities Be Able to Gather Location Data from Publicly Available Scooters?
Tech giants such as Google and Facebook are routinely slammed for the amount of location data they collect from mobile phones. But Los Angeles and about a dozen other cities are facing criticism for collecting location data from another device: scooters.
Facebook Can Respond to Feedback on Privacy
Discover how Facebook can address feedback on privacy concerns. Explore insights into potential changes and their implications for users. Stay informed with Reklaim. Read more.
Can a Name Change Polish Facebook’s Image?
Facebook announced a new name for the umbrella company overseeing its core social network and other services: Meta! The rebrand aims to focus attention on Facebook’s ambition to become a “metaverse company.”
NOT SO FUN FACT ABOUT INTERNET SURVEILLANCE
The Federal Trade Commission released a report last week detailing the “concerning” amount of data internet service providers (ISPs) collect on customers.
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Voters Agree on Nothing Except Data Privacy
Consensus across party lines is extraordinary in US politics these days.
Yet voters overwhelmingly agree that they’re concerned about data privacy and want the government to do more to safeguard their information.
what a more privacy-aware internet could look like
Facebook is exploring a bunch of ways to allow businesses to offer customers a more ‘personalized’ experience on its platform without necessarily targeting them with personalized ads.
Facebook Could Be Reading Your WhatsApp Messages
Facebook is not sifting through all your WhatsApp messages. Your information likely remains obscure to Facebook and its contractors. But the question is whether the access to allegedly abusive messages will be misused and whether Facebook, which touts end-to-end encryption on its messaging service, has been transparent with users about its ability to review what they send.