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Apple adds virtual IDs on iPhone, video plans that rival Zoom, Teams

Stephen Nellis, Reuters
Posted at Jun 08 09:37 AM

Apple Inc, facing accusations from rivals that it has too much control over its App Store, on Monday outlined plans to increase user privacy and keep consumer data out of other companies' hands, laying out features including expanded video conferencing and storing virtual government IDs on iPhones. Read more »

Apple doubles down on privacy in new iPhone software

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 08 08:09 AM

Apple on Monday said it is ramping up privacy and expanding features in new iPhone operating software to be released later this year.   Read more »

WhatsApp sues India gov't, says new media rules mean end to privacy: sources

Joseph Menn, Reuters
Posted at May 26 11:57 AM

WhatsApp has filed a legal complaint in Delhi against the Indian government seeking to block regulations coming into force on Wednesday that experts say would compel the California-based Facebook unit to break privacy protections, sources said. Read more »

China to restrict mobile app news notifications in internet clampdown

Reuters
Updated as of May 08 08:35 PM

SHANGHAI - China's internet watchdog said on Saturday that it will ban some mobile app notifications and tighten regulations as the government ramps up a campaign to rein in the growing influence of internet companies over its citizens' daily lives. Read more »

Google says it doesn't sell users' personal info as privacy concerns grow

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 06 12:42 PM

Google said Thursday it does not sell user data and that information on its platforms such as Gmail, Google Drive or photos remain private.    Read more »

Sim card registration tinutulak kasunod ng mga panloloko sa delivery riders

Wheng Hidalgo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 02 06:40 PM

Bunsod ng mga panloloko sa mga delivery nitong mga nakaraang linggo, itinutulak ng Department of Trade and Industry na mairehistro na ang mga prepaid sim card para ma-trace at mapanagot ang mga manloloko. Read more »

Google battles landmark UK class action over alleged iPhone tracking

Kirstin Ridley, Reuters
Posted at Apr 28 09:49 PM

LONDON - A proposed multi-billion pound British class action against Google, which alleges the Internet giant secretly tracked millions of iPhone users, is not viable and should not be allowed to proceed, the Supreme Court was told on Wednesday. Read more »

Japan gov't warns Line over insufficient personal data protection

Kyodo News
Posted at Apr 26 08:36 PM

The Japanese government on Monday ordered messaging app provider Line Corp. to take measures to properly protect customers' information after such data were found accessible by a Chinese affiliate without user consent. Read more »

Apple moving forward on app privacy, despite pushback

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 25 11:27 PM

An update to the software powering some billion iPhones around the world kicks in Monday with an enhanced privacy feature critics fear will roil the internet advertising world. Read more »

Facebook probes malicious video tags, warns vs 'suspicious' links, messages

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 22 09:20 AM

Facebook said Wednesday it was looking into reports of malicious tagging after social media users in the Philippines claimed they have been tagged with pornographic content from people not on their friends list.  Read more »

Facebook tweaks ad tools ahead of Apple's privacy changes

Reuters
Posted at Apr 22 08:38 AM

Facebook said on Wednesday the changes on its ad tools would limit the ways in which target audiences can be selected and how the success of an ad campaign is measured. Read more »

Facebook does not plan to notify half-billion users affected by data leak

Elizabeth Culliford, Reuters
Posted at Apr 08 08:20 AM

Facebook Inc did not notify the more than 530 million users whose details were obtained through the misuse of a feature before 2019 and recently made public in a database, and does not currently have plans to do so, a company spokesman said on Wednesday. Read more »

Facebook says data on 530 million users 'scraped' before September 2019

Reuters
Posted at Apr 07 08:41 AM

Facebook Inc on Tuesday said a recently reported data leak affecting potentially 530 million users stemmed from a misuse of a feature in 2019 and that the company had plugged the hole after identifying the problem at the time. Read more »

Data from 500 million Facebook accounts posted online: reports

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 04 12:51 PM

Data affecting more than 500 million Facebook users that was originally leaked in 2019, including email addresses and phone numbers, has been posted on an online hackers forum, according to media reports and a cybercrime expert. Read more »

Paggamit ng Stay Safe app imamandato sa LGUs; privacy firm may agam-agam

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 31 06:27 PM

Imamandato na ang paggamit ng contact tracing app na Stay Safe para makatulong sa contact tracing. Read more »

Facebook touts war on misinformation ahead of US hearing

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 23 08:59 AM

Facebook on Monday highlighted a ramped up effort to block fake accounts in an ongoing battle against misinformation ahead of a key hearing in Congress scrutinizing online platforms. Read more »

China seeks to rein in mobile apps' collection of personal data

Reuters
Posted at Mar 22 04:02 PM

China's cyber watchdog said on Monday mobile app providers cannot deny users basic access to their services even if they decline to share non-essential personal information, in the government's latest attempt to curb the sprawling technology sector. Read more »

Google’s privacy push draws U.S. antitrust scrutiny - sources

Paresh Dave and Diane Bartz, Reuters
Posted at Mar 19 08:33 AM

Alphabet Inc's Google a year ago announced it would ban some cookies in its Chrome browser to increase user privacy. Over the last two months, Google released more details, leading online ads rivals to complain about losing the data-gathering tool. Read more »

Line users' info accessed by technicians in China without consent

Kyodo News
Posted at Mar 17 09:59 PM

Messaging app provider Line Corp. said Wednesday its app users' personal information had been accessed by technicians in China without users being informed as required by law. Read more »

Facebook launches PR campaign to defend targeted ads in spat with Apple

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 26 08:49 AM

Facebook is not backing down in its fight with Apple over a new privacy feature that could curb tracking needed for the social network's targeted ads, launching a major media campaign to defend a practice that is a big revenue generator. Read more »