Snap, Inc., the creator of Snapchat, has reportedly explored ways to bypass an impending Apple privacy feature in an effort to continue tracking its users, according to a new report.
As part of previously announced plans to safeguard the App Store and users of its various platforms, Apple this week began to reject apps and app updates crafted with third-party SDKs integrating "device fingerprinting" data collection techniques.
A study conducted by a professor of computer science at Trinity College Dublin found that a typical Android handset collects some 20 times more data about its user than a comparable iPhone.
France's data protection authority is scrutinizing whether Apple's first-party advertising practices comply with privacy regulations in the European Union.
After raking Apple over the coals in protest of an upcoming iOS 14 feature that will limit ad tracking, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is now saying the change could actually benefit his company.
Apple is warning Chinese app developers and companies not to bypass its upcoming App Tracking Transparency privacy feature, according to a new report.
TikTok and other tech giants in China may get around Apple's inbound App Tracking Transparency changes for iOS, by using a tool from a state-backed group to keep tracking users, even if users deny permission.
Apple appears to be working on a new feature that will let users know how busy a place of interest is or whether it's open, similar to the way Google Maps does.
Steve Jobs biographer Walter Isaacson has declared Apple "a force for good" for its stance on privacy, but Facebook should also take more responsibility for content it hosts.
The blocking of audio-based social app Clubhouse in Oman on Sunday is claimed by a regulator to be a permit issue, but critics fear it may be an attempt to censor the iOS app's users.
Google has failed to convince a court to kill off a $5 billion class-action lawsuit alleging it continues to track users despite efforts to turn off data collection, including "private browsing" modes in Safari and other browsers.
A group of former Facebook employees describe the massive impact Apple's App Tracking Transparency feature will have on the social network, explaining why the company has been so vocal in protesting the change.
Apple has launched a new section on its privacy webpage that lists all of the specific data collection practices and policies of the company's first-party apps.
Apple has lost a bid to move to private arbitration a consumer privacy lawsuit related to its iMessage platform, and must now face the complaint in open court.
T-Mobile plans to enroll its wireless subscribers — including iPhone users — automatically into a program that will use their online activity to target ads. Here's how to opt out of the "feature."
Apple has come under fire in France for its advertising system, with a lobbying group complaining its own ad-serving tool doesn't ask for user consent to offer targeted ads, despite Apple's policies forcing third-party iOS app developers to make the request.
LinkedIn has announced that it will stop using the Identifier for Advertiser tracking tag ahead of the launch of Apple's App Tracking Transparency iOS 14 privacy feature.
Previously seen in an iOS beta in November 2020, "Item Safety Features" are an anti-stalking protection for "AirTags" which has returned in the latest iOS 14.5 for developers.
Twitter CFO Ned Segal says the company feels confident about Apple's planned iOS 14 privacy changes, and added that the feature could allow Twitter to better compete with its rivals.
Future versions of Google Chrome will stop supporting ad-tracking cookies, and instead, the company will implement privacy features in the browser similar to Apple's iOS 14 plans.
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