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Public warned vs 'smishing,' urged to block unknown numbers

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 07 12:44 PM

The National Privacy Commission is investigating reports of 'smishing' or the unauthorized use of contact tracing details for phishing via text messages, its chief said Thursday. 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 »

Goodbye Internet Explorer: Microsoft announces browser retirement

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 21 11:16 AM

Microsoft said it is retiring Internet Explorer, the browser it created more than 25 years ago and which is now largely abandoned as people instead use competitors like Google's Chrome or Apple's Safari. 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 »

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 »

Lalaki patay sa pamamaril sa Ilocos Sur

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 13 04:11 AM

SINAIT, Ilocos Sur - Patay ang isang 33-anyos na lalaki nang pagbabarilin siya sa Barangay Sapriana sa bayan ng Sinait Huwebes ng umaga.   Read more »

Google moves away from diet of 'cookies' to track users

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 07 09:17 PM

Google is weaning itself off user-tracking "cookies" which allow the web giant to deliver personalized ads but which also have raised the hackles of privacy defenders.   Read more »

Twitter accelerates user growth amid pandemic, unrest

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 24 06:07 AM

Twitter showed strong gains in its user base with more people turning to the short-message social network during the pandemic and civil unrest, according to a quarterly update Thursday that offered positive signs despite a big drop in ad revenues. Read more »

Google users' location, web history wiped after 18 months in privacy update

Paresh Dave, Reuters
Posted at Jun 25 08:13 AM

Alphabet Inc's Google said on Wednesday it would automatically delete some location history after 18 months for new users and make it easier for everyone to access its search, Maps and YouTube apps without being tracked. Read more »

Facebook to face renewed privacy lawsuit over user tracking

Jonathan Stempel, Reuters
Posted at Apr 10 07:29 AM

A federal appeals court on Thursday revived nationwide litigation accusing Facebook Inc of violating users' privacy rights by tracking their internet activity even after they logged out of the social media website. Read more »

Facebook draws on user data to help battle coronavirus

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 07 07:29 AM

Facebook on Monday said it is providing anonymous data about users' movements and relationships to help researchers better anticipate where the coronavirus might spread. Read more »

Facebook scrambles as use soars in time of COVID-19 isolation

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 19 11:08 AM

The leading social network said it has nearly doubled server capacity to power WhatsApp as people in isolation place more voice and video calls using the popular messaging service.   Read more »

10 tiklo sa droga sa Pasay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 17 05:07 AM

Arestado ang 7 lalaki at 3 babae sa magkakahiwalay na buy-bust operasyon sa Pasay City. Read more »

Construction worker, masahista timbog sa Pasay buy-bust

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 07 07:40 PM

MAYNILA—Arestado ang isang construction worker at isang masahista sa buy-bust operation sa Maricaban, Pasay City Biyernes ng gabi. Read more »

4 na lalaki tiklo, P1-milyong halaga ng 'shabu' nasamsam sa QC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 05:19 AM

MAYNILA—Nasamsam ng mga pulis ang nasa P1 milyong halaga ng hinihinalang shabu sa buy-bust operation sa Barangay Old Balara, Quezon City. Read more »

3 tiklo, higit P400,000 halaga ng 'shabu' nasamsam sa Bacoor

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 03 02:25 PM

CAVITE—Arestado ang isang itinuturing na high-value target drug suspect at 2 niyang kasamahan sa buy-bust operation sa Bacoor City, Cavite nitong Lunes.   Read more »

10 tiklo sa droga sa QC

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 27 06:48 PM

MAYNILA—Timbog ang 10 katao sa magkahiwalay na operasyon kontra droga sa Quezon City Martes ng gabi. Read more »

Magnobyo timbog sa Caloocan buy-bust

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 21 07:00 PM

MAYNILA—Arestado ang isang magnobyo sa buy-bust operation sa 10th Ave., Caloocan City. Read more »

4 timbog sa droga sa Makati

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 21 04:03 AM

MAYNILA—Arestado ang 4 katao, kabilang ang isang menor de edad na estudyante, sa magkasunod na buy-bust operation sa Makati City nitong Miyerkoles. Read more »

6 na magkakabarkada timbog sa QC buy-bust

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 05:49 AM

MAYNILA—Arestado ang 6 na magkakabarkada sa buy-bust operation sa Quezon City Martes ng gabi. Read more »