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Google Chrome users urgently warned to delete browser NOW – here’s why need to remove it from your Android GOOGLE Chrome users are being warned to delete the browser as soon as possible amid fears highly sensitive data is being harvested. Forbes reports this latest Big Tech privacy nightmare could give users a reason to delete Chrome from their phones. Continue Reading . . . https://www.the-sun.com/tech/4014419/google-chrome-delete-browser-now-heres-why-android/

Google is reportedly working on an anti-tracking feature for Android Google is looking to develop an anti—tracking feature for Android similar to the one Apple is rolling out with iOS 14.5, according to Bloomberg. The tech giant is reportedly in the early stages of exploring how it can limit data collection and cross-app tracking for its mobile OS. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/google-antitracking-feature-android-063114151.html

TikTok changes privacy settings for its youngest users Unsurprisingly, the biggest changes affect the app’s youngest users between the ages 13 and 15, who will now have their accounts switched to  private by default. The change applies to new sign-ups as well as existing accounts that may have previously been set to public. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/tiktok-changes-privacy-settings-younger-users-13-to-15-100000363.html

Tim Cook's Response to Facebook Is the Best Example of Emotional Intelligence I've Ever Seen When Apple announced in June that it would start requiring apps to ask for permission before tracking users, it was applauded by privacy advocates. Continue Reading . . . https://www.inc.com/jason-aten/tim-cooks-response-to-facebook-is-best-example-of-emotional-intelligence-ive-ever-seen.html

District judge rules FBI needs a warrant to access your lock screen When police arrested a suspect named Joseph Sam in Washington state last year, an officer hit a button on the man’s phone to bring up its lock screen. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/judge-rules-fbi-needs-warrant-lock-screen-181623412.html

Were you one of the thousands of Samsung Galaxy owners that received a strange notification from Samsung's Find My Mobile app last week? Your personal data may have been compromised, according to a statement from Samsung. from https://www.tomsguide.com/news/samsung-admits-data-breach-following-find-my-mobile-fail http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

The United States government will begin collecting the DNA of detained immigrants through pilot programs this week, according to a privacy impact assessment that was published today by the Department of Homeland Security. from https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/6/21052229/ice-cbp-immigration-dna-collection-detainees-trump-administration https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66036718/1142459922.jpg.0.jpg