Tag: Privacy
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How to disable FaceTime until Apple issues a fix
Apple on Monday said on it will issue a software patch later this week after a bug with major privacy implications was discovered in Apple’s implementation of Group FaceTime. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the bug allows an iPhone user placing a call using Apple’s FaceTime video calling feature to hear audio from the recipient’s phone even…
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Apple disables Group FaceTime
Apple has temporarily disabled Group FaceTime while it works to release a permanent fix. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports this is coming after a bug with major privacy implications was discovered in Apple’s implementation of the feature. The bug allows an iPhone user placing a call using Apple’s FaceTime video calling feature to hear audio from the…
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Expert calls for sensitisation on data privacy
There is an urgent need to sensitise Nigerians on data privacy and security, says John Odumesi, a cyber security expert. Speaking during the 2019 Data Privacy Day, Odumesi said that people needed to know how the issue of data privacy affected them. January 28 is Data Privacy Day which was set aside to raise awareness…
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Revealed! 61% of Android apps share users data with Facebook
An investigation by Privacy International has revealed that 61 per cent of apps downloaded and installed on Android smartphones shared users data with Facebook.
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Privacy breaches: IMF to press lawsuit against Facebook
Litigation funder IMF Bentham Ltd. is preparing to potentially sue social media giant Facebook Inc. in Australia over its sharing of users’ data with political consultancy Cambridge Analytica. The world’s largest social network said in April that data of up to 87 million people ended up in the hands of Cambridge Analytica, which was employed…
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Google’s delay creates compliance mess
Google’s delayed entry into the consortium of advertising technology companies has spoiled the members’ push to comply with a new European Privacy Law, leaving some firms exposed to fines, media officials said today. Most at risk are unwitting owners of ad-funded websites and apps, which Google has said, have the responsibility of getting consent to…
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Google renews commitment to user privacy
U.S. tech giant Google has reiterated its commitment to protect users after a media report said third-party app developers were allowed by Google to read emails of its Gmail users. Suzanne Frey, director of Google’s security, trust and privacy division of Google Cloud, said the Internet behemoth always gives Gmail users great control over their…
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Facebook responds to questions on user information management
Facebook on Tuesday provided responses to some questions regarding how it managed user information in advertising and what control users had over the information. Mr Rob Goldman, Facebook’s Vice President, Ads, made the responses in the latest edition of Facebook’s Hard Questions, a series that addresses the impact of its products. “Advertising lets us keep…