WhatsApp's iOS Chat Privacy beta is trying out new features, including one that stops photos and videos from auto-saving to your device
We could soon have more control over our conversations. WhatsApp is testing a new privacy tool.
hardware & software
April 8, 2025
of Service (ToS) in Once Human Explained
If you are concerned about Once Human's ToS as well as its , here you will find some explanation that will allow you to correctly judge if you want to give this game a shot.
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July 10, 2024
Private Games, New Shopping Cart, and Longer Launch Discounts. Steam With More Updates
Steam is introducing a long-tested feature for private games and doubles the length of time for which a game's launch discount can last.
video games
March 6, 2024
Valve is Testing Private Games on Steam; Hide Inconvenient Titles From Your Friends
Steam finally lets you test a feature that will help you hide embarrassing games from your library from your friends.
video games
December 21, 2023
Minecraft Taps Into Private Data to Test Whether Players are 'Having Fun'
Minecraft is testing more changes from update 1.19.3. Snapshot 22w46a introduces interesting features, but will also enable Mojang to collect more data on the players.
video games
November 17, 2022
DuckDuckGo Records 100 Million Searches a Day; Privacy Increasingly Popular
The popularity of DuckDuckGo is growing, with the search engine already being used an average of 100 million times a day. It's worth knowing why this is happening, at least if you're concerned about the privacy of your data.
hardware & software
December 29, 2021
Google Employees Oppose Company's Cooperation With Israel
Employees protest against the Nimbus project, a t initiative of Google, Amazon and the Israeli government. Several of them renounce the anonymity of the petition and at the same time reveal their Semitic nationality.
hardware & software
November 2, 2021
Google Chrome 94 Introduces Controversial AFK Detection
Chrome browser is introducing a feature that many may see as another level of surveillance. The new API that detects inactivity takes into much more data.
hardware & software
September 24, 2021
Apple Will Track Our Movements to Save Energy
Both cameras and data from other Apple hardware will be used to detect if we are using the device at any given time.
hardware & software
September 2, 2021
Amazon One Pays $10 For a Palm Scan
Amazon is trying to encourage customers to share a scan of their palm for its innovative Amazon One payment system. The US giant is offering $10 in shopping coupons for the biometric data.
hardware & software
August 3, 2021
EU Cracks Down on Crypto; No More Anonymous Transactions?
The European Commission intends to limit the anonymity of transactions using cryptocurrencies. The reason is that they are used for money laundering and other financial crimes.
hardware & software
July 23, 2021
Facebook Has a Problem - Ad Revenue Could Drop as People Don't Want to be Tracked
Mark Zuckerberg may not be happy with the changes in the new version of iOS. After the June update, Facebook's ad revenue may drop significantly. The reason is the lack of consent of s to track their online activities.
hardware & software
July 15, 2021
Price Tag for Our LinkedIn Data Revealed
The data of 700 million LinkedIn s has gone up for sale. This is another such case, and the way the data was obtained and the price for the entire database should raise many eyebrows.
hardware & software
July 1, 2021
Marvel's Avengers Bug Reveals Player IP Addresses During Streams
Marvel's Avengers bug causes PS5 streamers to unwillingly reveal their IP numbers to viewers. A hotfix is on its way, expected to be released this afternoon.
video games
June 23, 2021
One Billion Android Smartphones Vulnerable to Eavesdropping
A large vulnerability in Qualcomm's component security systems has been discovered. The consequence of the security hole could expose many Android smartphones to eavesdropping.
hardware & software
May 7, 2021
Riot Games Will Record Voice Chat in Valorant
Riot Games, the company behind Valorant, will monitor conversations in voice chat. This is all as part of the fight against hate speech and toxic players.
video games
May 2, 2021
Facebook Will Not Warn s Affected by Data Leak
Facebook has no plans to warn s whose data got leaked online. The website believes it has done everything it can to take care of security.
hardware & software
April 9, 2021
Facebook's CEO Preferred to Use Signal
Mark Zuckerberg, known for not talking much about his private life, takes his privacy seriously. After his phone number was leaked, it was revealed that he ed an with Signal, a competitor to Facebook-owned WhatsApp.
hardware & software
April 7, 2021
Android Sends 20 Times More of Your Data Than iPhone
Google can collect up to 20 times more data than Apple. That's according to a controversial study published by a researcher at a Dublin university.
hardware & software
April 1, 2021
Google Sued for Incognito Mode Tracking
An American court will hear the class action lawsuit filed against Google. The plaintiffs accuse the corporation of not being clear enough about the limitations of incognito mode in the Chrome browser and are demanding $5 billion.
hardware & software
March 15, 2021