Google Fined $170 Million For Violating Kids' Privacy On YouTube

Google has finally agreed to pay $170 million fine to settle allegations by the Federal Trade Commission and the New York attorney general that its YouTube service earned millions by illegally harvesting personal information from children without their parents' consent. The settlement requires...

Over 500 Android Apps On Google Play Store Found Spying On 100 Million Users

Over 500 different Android apps that have been downloaded more than 100 million times from the official Google Play Store found to be infected with a malicious ad library that secretly distributes spyware to users and can perform dangerous operations. Since 90 per cent of Android apps is free to...

Microsoft Privacy Policy Promises No Targeted Advertisements

In a series of revisions to its services agreement, Microsoft says it will not scan the contents of its users’ files nor will it monitor their communications in order to target advertising based on perceived customer interests. The move is a dramatic one when contrasted with many of the Redmond,...

Targeted Advertisements (Get Used To Them)

Nobody likes to think that their actions, interests and expressions on a fun, social network like Google+ might be somehow diverted into the database of some giant advertising firm and used to push them products. But, when you get right down to it, that’s how Google makes money. Rather than stick...