Privacy Concerns

Image copyrightGetty Images The government has dropped a plan to use strict age verification checks to stop under-18s viewing porn online. It said the policy, which was initially set to launch in April 2018, would "not be commencing" after repeated delays, …

Alphabets GOOGL division Google is making every effort to expand presence in the electronic gadgets space on the back of advanced technologies. The search giant has unveiled innovative devices including Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL smartphones, Pixelbook Go laptop…

Safari does use Tencent to ensure that users in China do not navigate to malicious websites, but it never sends the actual URL of a visited site to the Chinese company, Apple says. The explanation was given following a series of reports that Safari is sendin…

This guide contains updated recommendations and privacy tweaks for Firefox, revised to reflect the latest version and new features (October 2019). Mozilla Firefox is arguably the best browser available that combines strong privacy protection features, good s…

The big picture: As trade tensions between China and the US continue to make headlines, Apple has found itself in the general conversation once again. Apparently, the company shares some data with a Chinese tech giant, which has led some to believe that it is…

Google's Ivan Poupyrev unveiled the Project Soli chip in 2015. James Martin/CNET Amid a steady stream of leaks related to its upcoming Pixel 4 phone, Googlereleased a "leak" of its own in July. The search giant posted a 22-second YouTube video of a woman in…

The latest developer beta for ioS 13.2 has arrived with new features, as well as the anticipated opt-in notice that gives users control over whether clips of their Siri recordings can be used by Apple to improve the assistant. The company promised in August t…

This story is part of The 2010s: A Decade in Review, a series on the memes, people, products, movies and so much more that have influenced the 2010s. The first decade of the 21st century introduced us to sweeping mobile and social revolutions largely driven …

The U.S. Army is treating two active-duty soldiers in its medical facilities for vaping-related lung illness, officials said days after most of the military banned e-cigarette sales at base exchanges.The Army is the first branch of the U.S. military to report…

A Senate investigation of Russias social-media influence criticized U.S. tech giants, with new attention on Google and YouTube, for helping spread misinformation during the 2016 presidential election and pushed them to better coordinate to prevent a repeat ne…