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Verizon is Collecting Your App Usage, Web History, and Location: OPT-OUT NOW

Tim December 6, 2021 20

We're having flashbacks to 2012, as it's spreading across the web at Verizon has automatically enrolled its wireless customers into something called a Verizon Custom Experience program. TL;DR: It's data collecting bullshit designed to target you better for the...

Google Says It Soon Won’t Track Your Browsing Anymore

Kellen March 3, 2021 12

No one likes to be tracked as they browse the internet. It's creepy, the ads are annoying, and our trust in the companies powering so many of our experiences has certainly diminished over the years because of it. As tech heads are beginning to realize that our...

Evernote Changes Privacy Policy Over Concerns, Makes Employee Viewing an Opt-In Option

Kellen December 15, 2016 16

After days of controversy surrounding its upcoming privacy policy change, Evernote has decided to change it up in response to customer feedback. That change means that Evernote is "reaffirming its commitment to keep privacy at the center" of what they do and...

Evernote CEO Responds to Privacy Concerns Over New Policy (Updated)

Kellen December 15, 2016 43

Evernote had a bit of a rough day yesterday, after it released its new privacy policy and users showed immediate concern over the idea they couldn't fully opt-out of Evernote's employees potentially viewing their stored content on the service. This morning,...

Evernote’s New Privacy Policy Says Their Employees Can Look at Your Notes (UPDATED)

Kellen December 14, 2016 58

Evernote, the popular note-saving platform that has gone through some major changes in recent years, like most recently limiting basic accounts and raising prices, issued a privacy policy update this week that is rightfully raising some eyebrows. In the newly...

Overly Concerned About Privacy? Allo Isn’t for You

Tim September 21, 2016 139

With figures like Edward Snowden and Johns Hopkins's Matthew Green taking to Twitter this morning, many should be questioning whether Allo is the right messaging service for them. When unveiled at Google I/O earlier this year, Google discussed the level of...

This is How Google Responds to a U.S. Search Warrant

Kellen March 28, 2014 41

Privacy. Privacy. Privacy. It's such a painful topic to discuss. We hate it. The government hates it. Google hates it. You hate it. But it's a hot item thanks to all of those just mentioned. As is such, Google needs to keep addressing your privacy in order to...

Verizon Releases Transparency Report – Received 320,000 Law Enforcement Requests, Won’t Talk NSA Specifics

Kellen January 22, 2014 33

Not that this info greatly impacts most of us, but I found Verizon's 2013 Transparency Report to be somewhat fascinating. In the report, released this morning, Verizon claims that they received over 320,000 law enforcement requests from federal, state or local...