internet privacy
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Facebook Lets Parents See Who Their Kids Are Talking to on Messenger
Meta has unveiled a suite of new safety tools intended to give parents more oversight of their teen’s activity on Messenger and Instagram DMs. Starting today, parents and guardians can view how much time their teen spends on Messenger, receive updates on changes to their contact lists and privacy settings, and receive a notification if…
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Here’s Your Complete (and Heaps Serious) Guide to Not Getting Hacked
Today is World Password Day, a global initiative that aims to raise awareness about making your passwords less rubbish.
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Celebrate Prime Day By Deleting the Data Amazon Has on You
Many of us spend a lot of time interacting with Amazon’s apps and services — speaking to its smart speakers, watching videos on its streaming platform, ordering items online — and all of those interactions leave a digital trail behind. If you want to view, download, and maybe delete any of this data, these are…
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Privacy Advocates Lambast Virginia for Ditching Police Facial Recognition Ban
A patchwork of individual state privacy laws isn’t filling the hole left by absent federal government regulation on facial recognition. Virginia, which approved a ban on local police use of biometric identification tools around a year ago, formally bailed on the law’s most substantive measures on Friday. Now, under an amended bill, law enforcement can implement…