Tag: privacy
Twitter’s Encrypted DM Feature Is Deeply Flawed
When Elon Musk joined Twitter late last year after acquiring it for $44 billion, he said the social media network will bring encrypted DMs...
Signal, WhatsApp & Telegram: Why You Should Continue Using Encrypted Messaging Apps
President-elect William Ruto in his meeting with Kenya Kwanza elected leaders said that Kenyans don't have to use WhatsApp or Signal as his administration...
Privacy Changes You Need to Make Right Now
Privacy whether online or on your smartphone has become a hot topic in recent years and as we usher in 2022, it's going to...
Moving From WhatsApp? Signal Is a Far Better Option Than Telegram For Your Privacy
A lot of users have been exiting WhatsApp to other messaging apps like Signal and Telegram.
Telegram even added WhatsApp chat export feature for both...
WhatsApp Adds New Last Seen Status Controls
UPDATE: Another new addition is that WhatsApp is hiding users Last Seen from unsaved numbers that you haven't had a conversation with before.
WhatsApp has...
WhatsApp Rolls Out Encrypted Backups. Here’s How To Enable This Feature
It has taken a while but WhatsApp is finally rolling a highly requested privacy feature - encrypted backups. This feature was teased in July...
Google Disclosed Some User Data to Authorities in Hong Kong
Google has in an interesting twist been reported to have broken a user data privacy stand given by themselves just a week after a...
Twitter to Allow Users to Remove Followers Without Blocking Them
Twitter recently announced new social privacy tools that it will be testing to make users experience on the platform more private.
The social media platform...
You’ll Continue Using WhatsApp Without Accepting the New Terms but There’s a Catch
WhatsApp recently updated its new terms of service and privacy policy that came under intense backlash early this year which made some people switch...
TikTok Rolls Out New Privacy Features for Teens
Social media platforms are ramping up features with the aim of protecting minors on their platform including Instagram and Google. TikTok is the latest...
Apple Insists To Scan User Photos For Anti-Child-Abuse
At the beginning of the month, Apple announced a new technology in the software running all their devices, aimed at child security. This new...
WhatsApp Finally Begins Testing Encrypted Cloud Backups
One privacy flaw with WhatsApp, a very popular chat app has been cloud backups. These cloud backups provided by Google Drive and Apple's iCloud...
Privacy Takes Centre-Stage at Apple WWDC 2021
User privacy and security is really important for Apple and at their flagship WWDC 2021 event - that theme took centre-stage. The tech giant...
UC Browser App Found to Share User Browsing Data Even on Incognito Mode
Private web surfing on the Alibaba-owned UC Browser app on Android and iOS isn't that private as you thought.
Security researchers have revealed that UC...
Tips to Stay Secure and Private on Your Android Smartphone
New year. New phone. Old phone. It's imperative to take your privacy and security seriously whatever end of the spectrum you find yourself in...
Facebook to Roll Out Enhanced Security Options to More People in 2021
Facebook is set to offer enhanced account security options for more people come next year.
Facebook Protect will now be rolling out to more people....
iOS 14 Alerts User Instagram App Had Turned The Camera on Without Their Permission
iOS 14 was recently announced and packs a lot of privacy features. These features came to action with this recent finding.
A user installed iOS...
Vivaldi New Browser Now Features DuckDuckGo Tracker Blocker, Android App Exits Beta
If you're online a lot of the time, it's important to keep prying eyes off your browsing habits and Vivaldi new browser is one...
Why Your Private WhatsApp Chat Groups Aren’t That Private
WhatsApp has had its own security issues such as the alleged hack of Jeff Bezos phone by Sudi Arabia and the vulnerability that allowed...
Facebook’s New Privacy Tool Is Finally Available For Users Globally
It has been a long time coming for Facebook users who are tired of being stalked by the social media giant when they're not...
Instagram Rolls out New Privacy Controls for Its Users
Instagram has begun rolling out new privacy controls for its users. The giant photo-sharing platform Facebook bought in 2012 for $1 billion will now...
DuckDuckGo Gets a Huge Endorsement from Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey
Privacy. This topic has been the taken centre stage this year as companies rushed to introduce features that ensure users privacy is taken seriously....
4 Things You Need To Know About The New Data Protection Law
Important things Kenyans need to know about the recently introduced data protection law.
Former Yahoo Engineer Admits to Hacking 6,000 Yahoo User Accounts in Search of Nudes
What do you do when you're an engineer and you're horny. Go into users accounts looking for sexual photos and videos. That's what this...
Facebook Is Still Using Two Factor Authentication Phone Numbers to Send Spammy Texts to Users
In early 2018, it was revealed that Facebook was using the phone number you gave it for 2-factor authentication to for ad targetting. The...
Google Play Services Will Let Android’s Autofill Service Automatically Pick Up Verification Codes from SMS
We've talked about how setting up two-factor authentication is important to securing your online accounts to complement the strong passwords we use(unless you use...
NSO Group Improved Their WhatsApp Spyware, It Can Now Pry Your Google, Facebook and iCloud Data
If you thought the WhatsApp hack by NSO Group early this year was worse, the Israeli company has now improved their spyware to do...
Keep Your Web Browsing Private with These Four Apps
In this day and age, it is imperative to keep prying eyes off your web browsing habits and it's time to use apps that...
New Privacy Improvements Available on Firefox That Will Make You Ditch Chrome If You Haven’t Already
Firefox didn't come to play when it comes to taking user privacy seriously. The new privacy updates will make you ditch chrome if you...
Apple Launched a New Web Sign in at WWDC 2019 – Here’s How It Works
At WWDC 2019, Apple made both software and hardware announcements. One feature they unveiled aimed at privacy was the company's single sign-on(SSO). This feature...
Privacy? What Privacy? – Facebook
This past Wednesday, Facebook was in court facing multidistrict litigation coming from the Cambridge Analytica scandal and the social media giant argued that they...
Change These Default Privacy Settings Right Now! From Facebook, Twitter, Google, Microsoft, Apple, LinkedIn, Yahoo and Amazon
From 2018 to the past few months of 2019, our personal data from social media sites and other tech giants has been hacked, scandalized...
Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Apple is Selling their Customer’s iTunes Listening Data
Apple is a company that has marketed itself, especially of late, about how they value privacy of their consumers. This is why this piece...
Privacy Focused Tor Browser Launches Official Android App
We have all been waiting for the Tor browser to bring their official app to Android and it is finally here. The app has...
Facebook Brings Back “View As Public” and “Edit Public Details” Button Directly to Profiles
Facebook brings back "view as public" and "edit public details" button directly to profiles. The features had been removed following a data breach last...