privacy
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Zoom’s $115 Million Settlement Won’t Change a Thing, But It Could Get You a Refund
Zoom — the video conferencing software that many of us have come to begrudgingly rely on in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic — agreed on Saturday to pay $US85 ($115) million to settle a class-action suit brought on by the numerous privacy and security issues the platform refused to patch up. And like many…
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Google Will Require All Apps on the Play Store to Have a Privacy Policy Starting in April 2022
Earlier this spring, Google announced the development of a new safety section coming to the Play Store next year, and today Google is now following up with more details on the kind of information apps will be required to provide including new mandatory privacy policies.
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Australians Not Impacted By DiDi Data Collection Violations
DiDi has confirmed to Gizmodo Australia that local customers in Australia won’t be impacted by recent issues in China regarding data.
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Australian Cops Spy on Covid Check-In App Despite Privacy Promises from Government
Police is Western Australia have accessed private data from the state’s covid-19 check-in app at least twice to aid in a criminal investigation, despite promises the app would only be used by contact tracers. The revelations are likely to make people think twice before using the app, a public health tool that’s compulsory at all…