Epic have made some alterations to how accounts for kids work, with multiple features disabled for what are now known as…
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“Legal but harmful” clause from Online Safety Bill dropped in the name of free speech
Progress for the Online Safety Bill, the landmark legislation that regulates online content in the UK, has been slow since its…
South Dakota first to ban TikTok on state-owned devices
South Dakota is the first US state (and so far as we know, the first region anywhere) to officially ban the…
Mega Facebook data breach sees Meta fined $277m
There’s some bad news for Meta, in the form of a $277 million fine related to a data breach which impacted…
A week in security (November 21 – 27)
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Repair firms might be rifling through your personal data
Sending your device in for a repair is something most of us have likely done at some point. Whether PC, mobile…
Google coughs up $392 million for sneaky location tracking
Google has recently settled multiple privacy lawsuits from 40 states regarding its confusing and misleading Location History settings, which the company ran from…
Apple sued for “pervasive and unlawful data tracking”
A class action lawsuit has been filed in California against Apple for allegedly harvesting iPhone user data. The suit is based…
TikTok privacy chief: China’s not the only country that can access your data
Controversial social media platform TikTok is in the limelight once again after its head of privacy in Europe, Elaine Fox, revealed…
Maintenance Mode aims to keep phone data private during repairs
One of the biggest data related headaches you’ll face with a mobile device is what do to in the event of…