While we know that nothing on the Internet is hidden, we also know that there are some ways to protect our privacy. For example, we have an incognito mode on browsers such as Google Chrome and others. This mode does not let ISPs or other websites get a track of who visited the websites and…
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Viral app FaceApp’s Privacy Policy is terrible and you should think twice before using it even once
You must have already heard about FaceApp and the viral hashtag #faceappchallenge. This is a challenge where you need to post your pictures of how you will look old on socials. The images will be generated by the viral app, FaceApp, once you upload your photos or selfies. Now, the app is currently trending and…
Clone apps of FaceApp going viral and you should be careful from them too
As we have seen many times in the past, Internet users are a very weird bunch of people. There are apps and websites that have been made viral which should never have been. And you are wondering how exactly did they go viral. Well, this is the power of the internet which the maker of…
Chinese app developer CooTek banned by Google for bad ad practices
While Google is known to be very strict when it comes to bad apps, there are some instances when someone gets into the system. One such case was recently reported where the fake Telegram app used malicious codes on thousands of users. This app also had 100k+ installs which had the malicious code inside their…
Elon Musk says Neuralink plans to develop brain-reading ‘threads’, inserting them by a robot
If you have never heard about Neuralink before, it is a secretive company from Elon Musk like many others. This company develops brain-machine interfaces and it has now shown off new technology. With this new technology, Neuralink plans to give the power to humans for controlling their phones or computers with just their mind. We…
Unofficial Telegram app with more than 100k installs promoted malicious websites
We know that Telegram is currently the most feature-rich application in the world. This is because you get end-to-end encryption and every other feature that you might have imagined. Now, this also becomes a problem for some who say that Telegram gives too many features and privacy. It was also revealed that Telegram was the…
Microsoft is shutting down Internet board and card games for Windows 7 and older devices
Microsoft, as we now know, is focusing majorly on Windows 10 which is its flagship version of Windows. For this reason, the company has announced some shutdowns on older versions of Windows. First of all, we heard that the company is stopping security updates for Windows XP and Windows 7 devices. Now, there is one…
Facebook gets a $5 billion fine from FTC for various privacy violations
US’s Federal Trade Commission has finally come up with a fine for the various privacy violations that have happened at Facebook in the past. The organization has handed a $5 billion fine on Facebook for this reason. Although we know that $5 billion fine is massive, it is pretty small when the company is Facebook….
US President Trump says Libra cryptocurrency from Facebook is not as dependable as Dollar
Everyone is talking about the announcement of Facebook Libra at the moment. If you are not aware of Libra, it is a new cryptocurrency announced by Facebook. However, Facebook is not alone in controlling Libra. Rather, a not-for-profit named Calibra is also established in Geneva which controls Libra. And it is also backed by real-world…
Leaked Assistant recording are a violation of data security policies says Google
Yesterday, we revealed how all of our Google Assistant recordings are being heard by Google contractors. Now, the reason behind this is for Google Assistant to improve its speech recognition. A Google contractor or subcontractor listens to those recordings and then transcribes them for the Assistant to understand. It is also obvious that Google does…
