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New Firefox Setting Won't Track You Across Web

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Firefox wants to help protect users privacy with new anti-tracking features. Denelle Dixon, COO of Mozilla, said the new features want to make it harder for users to have their activity tracked across the web.
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New Firefox Privacy Features Won't Follow You Across The Web

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Mozilla is looking to capitalize on consumers' increased awareness of data privacy with new anti-tracking features built into the latest version of its Firefox browser. The new tools are part of Mozilla's commitment to giving "agency"...
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How Amazon Is Protecting Kids Amid Data Breaches

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Kids are increasingly using technology at earlier ages, raising concerns over how to protect them in an age of such frequent data breaches. Kurt Beidler, general manager of Amazon Kids and Family, said the company's family-centered...
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Google Shuts Down Consumer Version of Google+ Social Network

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The tech giant made its decision after reports that the data of about a half billion users of Google+ had been exposed. The company reportedly chose not to disclose the bug for fear of repercussions. Google said there was no evidence the...
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Google Kills Google+ in Wake of Security Vulnerability

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The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday that Google had exposed over 500,000 Google + user's data in one of the biggest tech gaffs which eventually lead Google to shutting down Google Plus. Douglas MacMillan, reporter who broke the...
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John Chambers: If Silicon Valley Can't Regulate Itself, Government Will

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In the age of fake news and privacy concerns, people are asking if big tech needs more regulations specifically from the federal government. John Chambers, former executive chairman and CEO of Cisco, said if big tech doesn't implement...
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Ex-Cisco CEO John Chambers: Big Tech Has to Regulate Itself, or Govt. Will

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In the age of fake news and privacy concerns, people are asking if Big Tech needs more regulations, specifically from the federal government. John Chambers, former CEO and executive chairman of Cisco, said if Big Tech doesn't implement...
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Are Users Finally Wising Up to What They Share on Facebook?

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With Facebook racing to contain the damage from its latest -- and largest ever -- security breach, Michael Nuñez, the deputy tech editor for Mashable, said that users are starting to get smarter about what kind of data they share with...
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Will Facebook Users Change Behavior After Latest Data Breach?

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After Facebook said that 50 million accounts were compromised in the latest privacy breach of the social network, users are starting to wise up about what they share with the company, said Mark Scott, chief technology correspondent at...
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Mezu Is Venmo for People Who Don't Want to Share Their Personal Info

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Mezu is joining the growing list of money-transfer apps by staking out a niche for privacy-conscious consumers. CEO Yuval Brisker said Mezu's selling point is the ability to transfer money without the use of personal information, like...
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Social Media's 'Warp Speed' Is Hurting Kids: Jim Steyer

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Jim Steyer, founder and CEO of Common Sense Media, told Cheddar that Americans are just beginning to wake up, after years of complacency, to the fact that constant social media use is harmful to children.
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Jim Steyer: Social Media's 'Warp Speed' Is Hurting Kids

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Jim Steyer, founder and CEO of Common Sense Media, told Cheddar that Americans are just beginning to wake up, after years of complacency, to the fact that constant social media use is harmful to children.
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AI and our health data: A pandemic threat to our privacy | The Listening Post (Full)

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The coronavirus pandemic gives big tech firms a chance to access the holy grail of datasets - medical records.
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Short-Seller Andrew Left Raises Price Target on Twitter, Thinks Privacy Scandal 'Has Quelled'

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Short-seller Andrew Left has raised his price target on Twitter to $52, despite a slew of privacy and censorship scandals. After Left's announcement (on Twitter), Twitter shares closed up 2.5 percent Monday at $32.80. The uproar over...
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Short-Seller Andrew Left: Twitter's Jack Dorsey 'Hitting on All Strides'

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Citron Research's Andrew Left raised his price target on Twitter to $52 a share this week, more than 60 percent higher than where they closed Thursday. The long-time short seller, who earlier this year said the social media platform was...
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Short-Seller Andrew Left: Twitter's Hitting Its Stride

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Citron Research's Andrew Left raised his price target on Twitter to $52 a share this week, more than 60 percent higher than where they closed Thursday. The long-time short seller, who earlier this year said the social media platform was...
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Short-Seller Andrew Left: Twitter's Jack Dorsey Hitting His Stride

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Citron Research's Andrew Left raised his price target on Twitter to $52 a share this week, more than 60 percent higher than where the stock closed Thursday. The long-time short seller, who earlier this year said the social media platform...
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Naked Labs Launches First at-Home 3D Body Scanner

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Co-Founders of Naked Labs Ed Sclater and Farhad Farahbakhshian sat down with Cheddar anchors on Wednesday to discuss the company's latest $14 Million in Series A funding and the launching of their product, the industry's first at-home...
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Facebook sets record for single-day money loss

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The company lost more than $100 billion US, more than the GDP of some small countries.
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Why murder victims' identities should be make public

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Relatives say the identities of murder victims should be made public, to prevent them from becoming statistics. The push is in response to a proposed policy in Regina to keep the victims' names a secret — the argument is that there is...
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Supreme Court Extends Privacy Rules to Phone Location Data

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The country's highest court ruled on Friday that law enforcement will need warrants to access cellphone users's location data, furthering privacy protections for the digital era. Cheddar's Hope King and Brad Smith break down the latest.
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Data Privacy Bill Approved in California

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The California law allows residents to request what data companies have collected on them and allows users to have their information deleted. This is similar to the GDPR law passed in the EU earlier this year. Jill Wagner and Tim...
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Facebook Shared User Data With Chinese Firms

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The social media company is in hot water again after a New York Times report revealed that it shared user data with four Chinese device makers, including Huawei, which American intelligence officials have flagged as a national security...
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Facebook Grew by Sharing Data With Chinese Firms

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The social media company shared users' personal data with four Chinese device makers, including Huawei, which American intelligence officials have flagged as a national security threat, according to The New York Times. Cheddar's Kristen...