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Google must face a trial after a US appeals court revived a lawsuit alleging that the company misled Chrome users about its data collection practices. The class action lawsuit, which has been pursued by Chrome users since 2020, claims that Google harvested user data without proper

Flight tracking giant FlightAware has revealed that a significant configuration error led to the exposure of sensitive user data for more than three years. The data breach, which the company discovered on July 25, 2024, dates back to January 2021. The compromised data includes a wide range of

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against General Motors, accusing the automaker of unlawfully collecting and selling private driver data to insurance companies. The lawsuit, which follows an earlier investigation, claims GM misled consumers about the privacy of their

Meta, formerly known as Facebook, has agreed to a $1.4 billion settlement with Texas to resolve allegations that it collected and used biometric data from millions of Texas residents without their consent. The settlement, announced by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, is the largest ever for a

Google Maps will transition its Timeline feature from cloud-based to on-device storage by December 1, 2024. The feature, previously known as Location History, tracks routes and visits. It will now link this information to individual devices instead of cloud-based Google accounts. This change was

Microsoft's new AI feature for Windows 11, called Recall, which is designed to "recall" user activities on compatible PCs, has triggered privacy alarms following its Monday reveal at an AI event. The Recall feature captures screenshots of the active window every few seconds to create a

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued substantial fines totaling nearly $200 million against four major US telecom companies — AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint — for illicitly selling customers' location data without their consent. This landmark decision wraps up a lengthy

A covert operation undertaken by Facebook, known internally as "Project Ghostbusters," has been exposed, revealing the company performed secret surveillance on Snapchat's network traffic. This was done to covertly analyze user behavior and gain a competitive edge. Initiated in 2016, this secretive

The US House of Representatives has passed a bill requiring TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, to divest the app's US assets. The House voted overwhelmingly (352-65) to pass the legislation, which gives ByteDance a six-month ultimatum to sell TikTok's US business or face a ban. The bill gained

What Does it Mean for Personal Privacy, Secure Communication, and Access to Information? Russian sources have announced that a ban on VPN services will go into effect on March 1st. The ban encompasses advertisements and websites that provide information about how to bypass blocked resources in