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Mozilla finds that most dating apps are not great guardians of user data

April 23, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology Apps, Data, Dating, finds, Great, Guardians, Mozilla, User

Dating apps are not following great privacy practices and are collecting more data than ever in order to woo GenZ users, a new study by Mozilla pointed out. Researchers reviewed dating apps in terms of privacy in 2021. In the latest report, they noted that dating apps have become more data-hungry and intrusive. The organization studied [...]read moreMozilla finds that most dating apps are not great guardians of user data

Big Tech’s ad transparency tools are still woeful, Mozilla research report finds

April 16, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology big, finds, Mozilla, report, Research, Techs, Tools, transparency, woeful

Efforts by tech giants to be more transparent about the ads they run are — at very best — still a work in progress, according to a report looking at ads transparency tools. The report comes about a half year since the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA) rules for larger platforms came into force, [...]read moreBig Tech’s ad transparency tools are still woeful, Mozilla research report finds

Mozilla just ditched its privacy partner because its CEO is tied to data brokers

March 23, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology brokers, CEO, Data, ditched, Mozilla, Partner, Privacy, tied

Mozilla is ending its partnership with Onerep after the company’s CEO admitted to having ties to a data broker, as first reported by Krebs on Security. “Though customer data was never at risk, the outside financial interests and activities of Onerep’s CEO do not align with our values,” writes Mozilla’s vice president of communications Brandon [...]read moreMozilla just ditched its privacy partner because its CEO is tied to data brokers