Privacy Concerns

Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Twitter will hand over the official @POTUS account to President-elect Joe Biden when he's sworn in on Inauguration Day, the company said on Friday. The social media company plans to do the same for other Twitter handles linked to the presidency, including @FLOTUS, @VP,…

Tolga Akmen/AFP/Getty Images; Clancy Morgan/Business Insider TikTok, the short-form video app, has become one of the most popular social platforms among Generation Z. It has more than 2.3 billion all-time downloads, and 100 million users in the US alone.However, the future of TikTok's presence in the US is uncertain: The…

Could you speak a little louder, please? Image: Neil Godwin / getty By Jack Morse2020-08-04 00:22:02 UTC Google Home smart speakers, the company dryly warns in a note buried deep on a support page, can "incorrectly" record their users even when they haven't first said an activating wake phrase like…

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David Feinberg gave assurances Thursday that Google and Apple took a "privacy-first" approach to develop COVID-19 exposure notification technology that can aid public health agencies in tracking the virus. The former health system CEO said consumers have to opt in, and Google and Apple will not have any information about…

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Petitions are a way to make our voices heard. Whether it’s campaigning for social and political change, or to raise awareness of local issues, petitions show support for a specific idea.Advertisement Online petitions are digital campaigns that are easily shareable, can gain significant momentum, and have the potential for long-lasting…

With Britain in lockdown, the Government has been racing to find ways to ease restrictions without putting public safety at risk.   One solution is a contact-tracing app that can enable digital contact-tracing on a large scale. The government has revealed of the app, which is being tested on the Isle of…

FILE PHOTO: A screenshot showing the tracking application StopCovid is seen on a mobile phone in this illustration picture taken in Nantes, France June 2, 2020. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/Illustration/File PhotoPARIS (Reuters) - A coronavirus contact tracing app being introduced in France may not be able to connect with others across the…

Fitbit Blaze watch is seen in front of a displayed Google logo in this illustrationBy Foo Yun CheeBRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators will decide by July 20 whether to clear Alphabet Inc-owned Google's $2.1 billion bid for fitness trackers company Fitbit, a deal that has prompted concerns from consumer…