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06/08/2018 / By Ethan Huff

After years of DENIAL, the left-wing media suddenly admits mobile phones are secretly listening to your conversations

If you were to have suggested 10 years ago that data-mining operations like Facebook and Google were actively “listening” to everything people do online, including what we all say around our smartphones, many “normies” would have called you a crazy conspiracy theorist. But in 2018, even the left-wing mainstream media now openly admits that online […]

05/08/2018 / By David Williams

The updated version of Chrome Cleanup Tool scans your personal computer files WITHOUT your consent

Google Chrome has quickly risen to become the most used web browser in the entire world. Ever since it was first introduced all those years ago, Google, the internet search giant, worked hard to make it as appealing and as hard to switch away from as soon as you became a user. Recently, the browser […]

04/16/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

Millennials who are victims of fraud outnumber elderly victims, despite being more technically savvy

Millennials are called “digital natives” because they know the ins and outs of the web. They can access information at the click of a computer mouse. They can chat with their friends, check out their bank account, do Instagram posts, and do other tasks by opening several windows in their computer all at once. Strangely, […]

04/13/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

SCARY: Computer experts show how easy it is to hack off-the-shelf smart devices like baby monitors and home security cameras

Is anyone truly secure in their home? That may not be the case in a world where bridges are being connected by rapidly improving technology. And with off-the-shelf smart devices becoming increasingly common features in homes, it seems that it’s easier than ever to invade the sanctity of a personal space. This was demonstrated by […]

04/04/2018 / By David Williams

VIOLATED: Facebook’s very own VPN app under “Onavo Protect” keeps tracking users even when turned off

The internet used to be a relatively safe place. As long as you followed certain browsing guidelines, you could be fairly sure that your personal info was safe, and that you didn’t need to worry about shady individuals who were looking to steal it for their own personal gain. And in case your own efforts […]

11/27/2017 / By Ralph Flores

Android devices secretly funnel your private location data to Google (even if you have that setting turned OFF)

Information has emerged that devices operating with an Android operating system keep track of their locations. A phone’s location data is continuously tracked, even without the presence of a SIM card or apps running, until it connects to the internet where the data gathered is then sent to Google — all without the user being […]

11/09/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Want to spy on your ex? There’s an app for that

You just had a really bad breakup and now refuse to take calls from your ex. You refuse to text. You even refuse to respond to Facebook messages. Unluckily for you though, your ex might still be able to know exactly what you’re doing and where you are — especially if you’re an iOs user. […]

07/26/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

Uber violates your privacy by permanently storing all the locations where you were picked up and dropped off

A glitch in the latest iteration of the Uber app permanently stores pick-up and drop-off locations on the user’s mobile phone, with updates being continually sent to the device even without inputting a password. This bug has been implicated in the dozens of divorce cases now being filed across Europe. According to litigation specialists and […]

07/12/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

Google will soon obtain private genetic data on hundreds of thousands of medical patients… without their consent

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) recently ruled that the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust broke the law, as it failed to comply with the Data Protection Act when it transferred 1.6 million patient records to DeepMind, an artificial intelligence research group owned by Google. In response to the ruling, NHS signed an undertaking to […]

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