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Malicious Ads on Google Target Chinese Users with Fake Messaging Apps

By Newsroom — January 26th 2024 at 09:44
Chinese-speaking users have been targeted by malicious Google ads for restricted messaging apps like Telegram as part of an ongoing malvertising campaign. "The threat actor is abusing Google advertiser accounts to create malicious ads and pointing them to pages where unsuspecting users will download Remote Administration Trojan (RATs) instead," Malwarebytes' Jérôme Segura said in a
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FTC Bans Outlogic (X-Mode) From Selling Sensitive Location Data

By Newsroom — January 10th 2024 at 08:47
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Tuesday prohibited data broker Outlogic, which was previously known as X-Mode Social, from sharing or selling any sensitive location data with third-parties. The ban is part of a settlement over allegations that the company "sold precise location data that could be used to track people's visits to sensitive locations such as medical and
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Google's New Tracking Protection in Chrome Blocks Third-Party Cookies

By Newsroom — December 15th 2023 at 07:23
Google on Thursday announced that it will start testing a new feature called "Tracking Protection" beginning January 4, 2024, to 1% of Chrome users as part of its efforts to deprecate third-party cookies in the web browser. The setting is designed to limit "cross-site tracking by restricting website access to third-party cookies by default," Anthony Chavez, vice president of Privacy
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Meta Launches Paid Ad-Free Subscription in Europe to Satisfy Privacy Laws

By Newsroom — October 31st 2023 at 06:29
Meta on Monday announced plans to offer an ad-free option to access Facebook and Instagram for users in the European Union (EU), European Economic Area (EEA), and Switzerland to comply with "evolving" data protection regulations in the region. The ad-free subscription, which costs €9.99/month on the web or €12.99/month on iOS and Android, is expected to be officially available starting next
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Privacy Sandbox Initiative: Google to Phase Out Third-Party Cookies Starting 2024

By Ravie Lakshmanan — May 19th 2023 at 12:28
Google has announced plans to officially flip the switch on its twice-delayed Privacy Sandbox initiatives as it slowly works its way to deprecate support for third-party cookies in Chrome browser. To that end, the search and advertising giant said it intends to phase out third-party cookies for 1% of Chrome users globally in the first quarter of 2024. "This will support developers in conducting
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