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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

Your private WhatsApp group might not be as private as you'd like. DW journalist Jordan Wildon has noticed that Google is indexing at least some WhatsApp group invitations in its search, making it possible to slip into groups that owners might not want to be public. from https://www.engadget.com/2020/02/21/google-indexes-whatsapp-group-invitations/ https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?quality=85&image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fcrop%3D5300%252C3533%252C0%252C0%26quality%3D85%26format%3Djpg%26resize%3D1600%252C1067%26image_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fs.yimg.com%252Fos%252Fcreatr-images%252F2020-01%252F8ebfc220-435e-11ea-97db-aa86be07c60a%26client%3Da1acac3e1b3290917d92%26signature%3D88b1bd1848d090c556112467198f6c55b81a3b12&client=amp-blogside-v2&signature=fb75c438f9fb25ef6917cb0de025c45e80604418

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

It's not just dating and health apps that might be violating your privacy when they send data to Facebook. from https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/30/more-popular-apps-are-sending-data-to-facebook-without-asking/ https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?quality=85&image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fcrop%3D4000%252C2670%252C0%252C0%26quality%3D85%26format%3Djpg%26resize%3D1600%252C1068%26image_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fs.yimg.com%252Fos%252Fcreatr-images%252F2018-12%252F22998460-033f-11e9-9fff-e5da1278d4bf%26client%3Da1acac3e1b3290917d92%26signature%3D3d6f9e7db3a95e937c4dad90452f81ba3b0f2cc4&client=amp-blogside-v2&signature=b2e328efb96c6b04a411b4f1fa88974f62b24a2b