New Instagram location sharing feature sparks privacy fears
San Francisco – Instagram users are warning about a new location sharing feature, fearing that the hugely popular app... Read more
11 Aug
Elon Musk’s X faces privacy complaints in Europe over data use
Vienna — A Vienna-based privacy campaign group lodged complaints in eight European countries against Elon Musk’s X on Monday... Read more
13 Aug, 2024
EU tells Meta to address consumer fears over ‘pay for privacy’
Brussels — EU consumer authorities told Facebook owner Meta on Monday to take action to assuage European consumer groups’... Read more
23 Jul, 2024
Meta hit with privacy complaints in Europe over AI plans
Vienna — Vienna-based privacy campaign group filed complaints in 11 European countries against Meta on Thursday, saying the global... Read more
6 Jun, 2024
SA’s surveillance law is changing but citizens’ privacy is still at risk
Jane Duncan, University of Glasgow In a ringing judgment for the right to privacy, the South African Constitutional Court... Read more
9 Oct, 2023
Google pushes new plan to overhaul web-tracking cookies
Paris – Google on Tuesday announced a new plan to stop using small files known as cookies to track people’s... Read more
26 Jan, 2022
Twitter admits policy ‘errors’ after far-right abuse
Washington – Twitter’s new picture permission policy was aimed at combating online abuse, but US activists and researchers said... Read more
4 Dec, 2021
Hong Kong launches China-style tracking app for mainland travel
Hong Kong – Hong Kongers travelling to China will need to download a tracking app similar to those used on... Read more
2 Dec, 2021
