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INTERNET PRIVACY NEWS

How to delete your digital footprint in 5 steps

November 01, 2025 9:10 am

Every click leaves a trace, but what if you could erase them all? From clearing Google activity to automating privacy and securing your connection, here's how to start fresh and stay private.

How game apps collect data on children

September 13, 2018 11:34 am

The review of 20 children’s apps — 10 each on Google Android and Apple iOS — found examples on both platforms that sent data to tracking companies, potentially violating children’s privacy law; the iOS apps sent less data overall.

New Zealand Privacy Commissioner seeks greater power over Facebook

May 31, 2018 12:02 pm

New Zealand Privacy Commissioner John Edwards and Facebook have been at loggerheads with tech giant since March, when he asserted the US company had broken local rules by refusing a request by a New Zealand citizen to access personal information held on the accounts of other users.

Facebook to face privacy lawsuit over photo-scanning technology

February 27, 2018 1:09 pm

Social media platform Facebook is set to face the heat over a lawsuit, that claims the Mark Zuckerberg-led company vioalated users' privacy by storing biometric details.

Love WhatsApp? SC wants to know why

May 17, 2017 3:04 pm

Digital services like Google, Facebook, are driven by ad-based models, and for these companies user data is doubly precious.

Indians most willing to trade Internet privacy for convenience of technology: Report

June 19, 2014 10:48 pm

EMC Privacy Index shows a global paradox in people's behaviour and their stated wants and beliefs.

'Horror film' puts Internet privacy under spotlight

July 20, 2013 11:53 am

I think there was already a pretty strong concern in the population about online privacy,Hoback said.

The clash of data civilisations

June 23, 2010 12:11 am

Sharply differing attitudes towards privacy in Europe and America are a headache for the world’s internet giants....

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