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iOS 14.5 wants to keep your internet use well away from Google
By Barclay Ballard published
Apple will re-route Safari traffic through its own servers to limit how much information Google can collect through its Safe Browsing service.
These tiny icons could be tracking you across the internet
By Barclay Ballard published
The tiny favicons used by most websites at the start of browser tabs could be secretly tracking individuals across the internet.
Thousands more American were monitored through their devices last year
By Anthony Spadafora last updated
Monitoring and tracking apps were installed on over half a million devices in the US in 2020 alone.
Google might be about to kill off website cookies for good
By Anthony Spadafora published
Google's Federated Learning of Cohorts will create groups of thousands of people to target ads.
UK investigating Google Chrome privacy plan
By Barclay Ballard published
The UK’s competition authority has confirmed that it has opened an investigation into Google Chrome’s Privacy Sandbox policy.
More businesses are failing to tell users how they track them
By Barclay Ballard published
A staggering 62% of US and Canadian companies don’t inform customers that they allow tracking code from third-party services on their websites.
Apple could ban mobile apps that don't block ad tracking
By Barclay Ballard published
Apple has said that some apps may be banned from the App Store if they do not comply with its new App Tracking Transparency protocols.
Ivacy adds Startpage private search engine to its VPN
By Anthony Spadafora published
New partnership adds Startpage as a private search option when Ivacy users are connect to its VPN.
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