privacy

Facebook-owned app was thrown into disarray after previous attempt to update terms and conditions were met with confusion and concern (Nick Ansell/PA)

WhatsApp to disable messaging for users who do not accept new terms after May 15

February 22, 2021

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WhatsApp clarifies update plans after privacy concerns

February 18, 2021

The Competition and Markets Authority will assess the impact of Google proposals to stop supporting third-party cookies in Chrome (Yui Mok/PA)

Watchdog investigates proposed Chrome changes over ‘Google walled garden’ fears

January 8, 2021

(Lauren Hurley/PA)

Apple clarifies privacy label plans after criticism from WhatsApp

December 10, 2020

WhatsApp hits out at Apple over new App Store privacy rules (Nick Ansell/PA)

WhatsApp hits out at Apple over new App Store privacy rules

December 9, 2020

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Google updates privacy settings to delete user data by default

June 25, 2020

Lawyers have warned that the Government could face a legal challenge over its coronavirus contact tracing app if it cannot justify its use of a centralised database (Luciana Guerra/PA)

Contact tracing app could face legal challenge if privacy concerns remain

May 5, 2020

Privacy campaigners argue that the increased monitoring of online content will lead to more surveillance and censorship (Nick Ansell/PA)

Privacy groups warn of threat to free speech from online harms regulation

February 12, 2020

Off-Facebook activity launches in UK on Data Privacy Day (Facebook/PA)

Facebook users given control over data gathered from other sites and apps

January 28, 2020

Google said the flaws could have allowed third parties to obtain sensitive private information (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Google exposes flaws in Apple’s privacy software

January 23, 2020

The Age Appropriate Design Code has 15 measures (Yui Mok/PA)

What are the 15 measures designed to protect children online?

January 22, 2020

A panel at the CES conference in Las Vegas (Martyn Landi/PA)

Apple and Facebook told to do more to protect user privacy

January 8, 2020

The bug appears to be limited to the version of the Facebook app available on Apple’s iOS (Lauren Hurley/PA)

Facebook bug turns on iPhone camera as users scroll through app

November 13, 2019

(Steve Parsons/PA)

Huawei ‘more trusted than Facebook’, research claims

October 17, 2019

Google Nest Mini (Google/PA)

Google devices boss: Alert home visitors about smart speakers

October 15, 2019

(Yui Mok/PA)

Google unveils new privacy and security features for Assistant

October 2, 2019

Amazon devices boss Dave Limp speaks about the company’s new virtual assistant-powered devices on Wednesday (Martyn Landi/PA)

Amazon widens Alexa’s reach despite ongoing privacy concerns

September 26, 2019

Facebook says it has made privacy settings ‘clear and simple (Facebook)

Facebook brings its video-calling Portal devices to UK

September 18, 2019

YouTube has been fined in the US (Nick Ansell/PA)

YouTube fined in US after violating children’s privacy law

September 4, 2019

(John Stillwell/PA)

Facial recognition technology around King’s Cross ‘not used since March 2018’

September 3, 2019