US tech giant Apple is set to release its new anti-tracking feature in April or May, which aims to crack down on apps that track iPhone users. The feature, called App Tracking Transparency, will come into force in the spring with an upcoming release of iOS 14. App Tracking Transparency will require all apps to get … Read more
The head of the UK’s data privacy watchdog has told MPs she can see the benefit of Covid-19 immunity passports, but warned they could pose data privacy risks and create a ‘two-tier’ society based on who has had the jab. Information commissioner Elizabeth Denham told MPs such a system would raise concerns about how health … Read more
Millions of WhatsApp users have taken the drastic step of abandoning the app, following a poorly explained update to the terms and conditions. Rival apps have gained many of these disgruntled users, with new figures shared by the UK parliament’s home affairs committee showing that Signal gained 7.5 million users in the first three weeks of … Read more
State school heads are blocking teachers from hosting live online lessons, claiming that streaming classes from their homes is an invasion of privacy. As schools closed under new coronavirus restrictions, some teachers took to social media to complain it was ‘off-putting’ having parents observe them at work. Last night, anxious parents demanded state schools ramp … Read more
A mother who was filmed being evicted as part of the hit show ‘Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away’ has launched a High Court privacy battle against Channel 5. The woman is suing the broadcaster for up to £100,000 over the tactics and techniques used in filming the popular fly-on-the-wall programme – which follows bailiffs … Read more
Apple CEO Tim Cook hit back at Facebook after the social media giant publicly slammed upcoming iPhone privacy changes it said will devastate small businesses that rely on targeted ads Apple CEO Tim Cook has hit back at Facebook after the social media giant publicly slammed upcoming iPhone privacy changes that it claims will devastate … Read more
Millions of Facebook users from the UK will be moved onto US privacy terms after Brexit – amid warnings it could expose their data to surveillance from American spy agencies UK Facebook customers will be moved over to US-based user agreements This will happen next year after Brexit and will see UK users lose protections … Read more
Apple is requiring developers to include privacy ‘nutritional labels’ with apps that disclose what type of user data is collected The labels help users see developers’ practices before downloading an app Labels show if apps record users’ browsing history or location, among other data Some data-gathering is exempt, like info in optional feedback forms The new … Read more
Meghan Markle’s high-stakes privacy case has been delayed until next October – despite concerns raised by her father that he might die before it takes place. Thomas Markle revealed that he suffers from heart and lung problems and wants to get the case ‘over with as quickly as possible,’ because he ‘could die tomorrow.’ However, … Read more
Meghan Markle’s high-stakes privacy case has been delayed until next October after a secret hearing at London’s High Court. Meghan’s legal team cited a ‘confidential ground’ for the adjournment at a hearing with no further details made public. Meghan, 39, is suing Associated Newspapers, publishers of the Mail On Sunday and MailOnline for breach of … Read more