Privacy

Having developers divulge their plans for your data is a good thing, but relying on that exclusively to inform consumers is a very bad thing. Google seems to get that now -- the company has announced that the full permission list is returning to the Play Store. 

Documents provided to the ACLU confirm that the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is doing an end-run around the legal system by purchasing location data from third-party brokers. 

The deadline for providing this info is July 20th, but it's up to devs to ensure it's accurate.

This isn't the first time Ring has been caught in bed with law enforcement, and based on what Amazon’s vice president of public policy told government officials, it won't be the last.

In Europe, parties have come together to pass the Digital Services Package (DSP), a bundle of legislation that will force companies like Apple, Google, Facebook, and Amazon to adjust their practices in myriad ways.

Canadian investigators have determined that the company misled its customers and collected a huge volume of location data that revealed where people went, even when they weren't using the app.

Telecom companies in Canada will no longer be able to purchase infrastructure from the companies, and they will have to remove what they have in the coming years. 

On World Password Day the world's three largest tech firms have announced an alliance to banish passwords to the ash heap of history.

Microsoft adding a VPN to Edge is probably the best add-on it's considered so far, but there's still many questions to be answered.

The document written by the company's privacy engineers spells out how its "open borders" design could be problematic in the face of future legislation governing how companies use customer data.