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Facebook To Track Non-Users To Aid Advert Push

Social network giant will begin tracking people without Facebook accounts as part of advertising growth

8 years ago

Chronos Wi-Fi System Tracks Users’ Position Within Centimetres

MIT's 'Chronos' positioning system relies on a novel technique that works with a single commodity access point

9 years ago

Mobile And Wi-Fi Network Location Tracking ‘Places Users At Risk’

New studies highlight the user risks associated with round-the-clock tracking activity carried out by mobile and Wi-Fi companies

9 years ago

Firefox 42 Brings Private Browsing, Halts Online Trackers

Latest Firefox provides web surfers with a more private browsing experience with Tracking Protection

9 years ago

US Tightens Mobile Phone Tracking Rules

End of the free-for-all? Search warrant now required for devices that track mobile phone locations

9 years ago

Mspy Admits Blackmail Attack, Denies Data Breach

Child monitoring firm denies massive data leak but admits that it was approached by blackmailers

10 years ago

Lawsuit Alleges Employer Forced Use Of 24-Hour Tracking App

Former California sales executive says she was obliged to use an iPhone app that tracked and recorded her movements while…

10 years ago

10 Of The Best Fitness Apps

Check out ten of the best fitness apps that'll enhance your next workout

10 years ago

Google Contributor Offers Web Users Chance To Block Ads

Google Contributor allows users to pay a nominal fee to support their favourite sites, while removing ads

10 years ago

Google Settles Safari Tracking Lawsuits

Google will pay $17m to various US states in order settle the Safari browser tracking cases

11 years ago

AntiSec Hackers Steal 12M Apple UDID Identification Codes

AntiSec says it snatched UDIDs from the FBI. But why did the US authorities have them in the first place?

12 years ago

Apple To Face Court Over User Tracking

A US federal judge rules that tracking accusations should be investigated

12 years ago

Cookies Must Crumble Before May Is Out

The ICO deadline for cookie compliance is upon us but there is little evidence of action and fines could mount…

13 years ago

Google Now Offers Account Activity Online Services Report

Google's Account Activity feature provides users with a password-protected record of their online transactions

13 years ago

Google Thrown To The Watchdog Lions Over Safari

Google is bracing itself for massive fines from US and EU authorities over its circumvention of Apple's Safari browser protection

13 years ago

Mozilla Launches Collusion Data Tracking Firefox Add-On

New tool aims to help users see who is tracking their web activity and to better understand tracking

13 years ago

Google Agrees Not To Track Users, If They Ask Nicely

More than 400 companies agree to help implement the browser “do-not-track” button

13 years ago

Google Hit With Lawsuits Over Safari Tracking

Google is being sued in the United States over its placement of online ad cookies in the Safari browser

13 years ago

Rights Group Says Cisco Aided Chinese Persecution

Cisco knowingly provided the Chinese government with technology to spy on Falun Gong members, say critics

13 years ago

Microsoft Hit By Phone Tracking Lawsuit

Microsoft is collecting geo-location data from Windows Phone 7 users who decline to share their data, it is claimed

13 years ago

New HTC Windows Phones But Tracker Lawsuit Looms

HTC offered a glimpse of Mango devices – just as a lawsuit landed claiming illicit Microsoft user tracking

13 years ago

US Bodies’ Set Up Forum On Location-Based Services

The location-based practices of Apple, Google and others still have US lawmakers seeking answers

14 years ago

Police Software May Track Innocent, Say Privacy Groups

The Metropolitan Police's purchase of GeoTime tracking software will be misused, warn privacy groups

14 years ago

Apple Issues iOS Update To Fix Location ‘Bug’

Apple's new iOS 4.3.3 Software Update is designed to fix the controversial location-tracking "bug"

14 years ago

Apple’s Reputation Marred By iPhone Location Tracking

Brand perception of the iPhone took a dive after reports appeared about Apple recording user location data

14 years ago

Microsoft Walks Into Phone Tracking Controversy

Windows Phone 7 is also logging users' movements as the smartphone tracking controversy deepens

14 years ago

Apple Asked To Explain Why It Secretly Tracks iPhones

US government demands to know why Apple is collecting unsecured location information on iPhones and iPads

14 years ago

Apple Tracking User Movements, Researchers Claim

Two researchers discovered their iPhones have been tracking their locations since upgrading to iOS 4

14 years ago

‘Do Not Track’ Initiative Confuses Web Marketers

The US FTC urged online respect for consumer privacy but the “Do Not Track” mechanism is not an opt-out list

14 years ago