Instagram is hit with $500BILLION class action lawsuit accusing the Facebook-owned platform of illegally harvesting up to 100 million users’ biometric data Class-action suit was filed on Monday in Redwood City, California Accuses Facebook-owned Instagram of illegally harvesting biometric data Claims the app stores facial data through a photo-tagging tool Facebook blasts the suit as … Read more
Police stop gangs of cockle pickers from harvesting shellfish on beach where they aren’t safe to eat and could prove deadly for children Police stop groups harvesting cockles from beach that could be fatal for children Cockles in the Redcar and Cleveland area are not fit for human consumption One family group was even found … Read more
An analytics firm that owns at least 20 apps on the App Store and Google Play Store has been harvesting millions of people’s data, according to media reports. San Francisco-based analytics firm Sensor Tower has been taking personally identifiable information from users of VPNs and ad-blocking apps that the company owns, reports BuzzFeed. These apps … Read more