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These states have the worst data privacy in the US – is yours one of them?
It’s Data Privacy Week, and here at Tom’s Guide we’re taking a look at all the things that could have an impact on your data privacy – and there’s one you may never have considered: your location. That’s right, even if you take steps to protect yourself and your data online – whether it’s using one of the best VPNs…
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US officials probe China’s DeepSeek AI amid security and privacy scrutiny – Computerworld
Market reactions and competitive pressure The emergence of DeepSeek has already rattled the tech industry. On Monday, global investors dumped shares of major US AI companies, fearing the rise of a low-cost Chinese competitor. DeepSeek, which presents itself as a budget-friendly alternative to AI models like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, has quickly gained traction — briefly overtaking ChatGPT as the top AI…
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Google Privacy Settings You Should Change Right Now
Google Chrome collects so much data about users that some people call it spyware. One way to curb that is to avoid signing into the browser with your Google account. Unfortunately, Google made that harder a few years ago. Now, when you sign into Gmail or any other Google service, it automatically signs you into the browser, too, and starts…
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Facebook Privacy Settings You Should Change Right Now
As we discussed above, Meta’s data collection doesn’t stop when you leave the platform. If you’ve ever gone to a website that uses Facebook services—Like and Share buttons, Facebook Login, or the company’s invisible analytics tools—you’ve provided info on the stories you’ve read, the videos you’ve watched, and the products you’ve looked at. “If those buttons are on the page,…
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Instagram Privacy Settings You Should Change Right Now
Meta doesn’t just collect data about you on Facebook and Instagram. The platform harvests information about users from millions of other apps, websites, and services, which all send Meta reams of data to help target you with ads. Meta even receives details about what you do in the real world, away from your laptop or phone screen. Some of that…
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Enterprise data privacy professionals are severely underfunded – and it’s only going to get worse
Data privacy professionals think their organizations are underfunding their work, and there’s no light on the horizon as budgets are set to be squeezed further in 2025. In a recent survey, more than half told ISACA they expect budgets to decline this year, up from 41% last year. Meanwhile, only a third said they were confident in their organization’s ability…
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UK businesses patchy at complying with data privacy rules
Only half of UK businesses are fully complying with all data privacy regulations and industry guidelines – an improvement, but not much of one. Research from Zoho Digital found that the figure has risen from 2023’s 42%, but that many businesses still need to improve their data practices. On the plus side, transparency of data practices emerged as a growing…
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An eye-opening Android privacy blacklight
One of the most prickly misconceptions around Android is that it’s completely incompatible with privacy. If you use Android, the wonky thinking goes, you’re giving into a lifetime of unavoidable surveillance (gasp!) and the big, bad Google monster monitoring and monetizing everything you do (egads!). Well, surprise, surprise: Like so many conversations around Google and privacy, this line of thinking…
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Google faces privacy lawsuit as judge highlights data governance concerns – Computerworld
“Enterprise data policies have typically assumed that vendors are not saving personal information unless there is some sort of opt-in policy,” said Hyoun Park, CEO and chief analyst at Amalgam Insights. “In particular, the argument that data capture ‘doesn’t hurt anyone’ is a red herring compared to the actual requirement for governance.” However, while Google’s defense focuses on its own…
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Apple doubles down on privacy after Siri-snooping settlement – Computerworld
In a statement following the resolution of the lawsuit, an Apple spokesperson said: “Apple has never used Siri data to build marketing profiles, never made it available for advertising, and never sold it to anyone for any purpose. Privacy is a foundational part of the design process, driven by principles that include data minimization, on-device intelligence, transparency and control, and strong…
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