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11/21/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Is Facebook eavesdropping in pursuit of the almighty dollar? Social media giant denies allegations it uses your microphone to target advertising

Facebook has been lobbied with accusations of spying for the purposes of ad targeting. The social media giant came under fire after PJ Vogt, co-host of technology-oriented podcast Reply All, posted a tweet. It read: “Reply All is taking phone calls today. Call us if you believe that Facebook uses your mic to spy on […]

01/08/2017 / By David Gutierrez

Fitness trackers could be sending your data to healthcare providers, bumping up your premiums

Fitness trackers like Fitbit pose a major privacy and security risk to users, warns a new report from the Centre for Digital Democracy. Fitness trackers and smart watches, which are sold by companies including Fitbit, Apple, Jawbone, Misfit and Samsung, collect a wide range of personal, physical and health data about users. Companies could sell […]

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