Data Collection

Graphics Drivers For Intel Will Now Collect Telemetry Data By Default

In an effort to improve their graphics cards, Intel's latest graphics driver update quietly introduced a new change surrounding telemetry…

1 year ago

Amazon Faces Lawsuit For Collecting Childrens Data

Amazon may be facing a government lawsuit regarding the collection of data on children with its Alexa-powered smart speakers. Amazon…

2 years ago

The Netherlands Rules Windows 10 Data Collection Illegal

First, France kicked up a stink about it, and now neighbour Holland is joining in: the Dutch Data Protection Authority…

7 years ago

Windows 10 Creators Update Will Feature Better Privacy Controls

When Microsoft launched Windows 10, the company changed the long-standing way their OS functioned and updated. Moving to a software…

8 years ago

Could France Ban Windows 10?

French authorities have issued Microsoft a formal notice to stop collecting data via Windows 10. According to the notice, issued…

8 years ago

Microsoft: Windows 10 Core Telemetry Cannot be Disabled

When users first discovered that Windows 10 would be sending back data to Microsoft, many were not surprised. Features like…

9 years ago

Facebook Collects All Text Typed Into it, Whether Posted or Not

It’s no secret that Facebook is greedy for your data – it’ll take anything you offer up and sell it…

10 years ago

Leaked NSA Documents Suggest Skype Traffic Surveillance

Leaked documents from the US National Security Agency (NSA), provided by Edward Snowden and published on Sunday by German newspaper…

10 years ago

U.S. Justice Department Seeks Appeal On NSA Metadata Programs

We recently brought you the story on a Federal Judge in America stating that the NSA's metadata programs or put…

11 years ago

NSA Phone Surveillance Is Legal And Vital?

The American Civil Liberties Union has had their case against the NSA dismissed, with a US district Judge ruling that…

11 years ago

White House Trying To Prevent Ruling On NSA

The White House has acknowledged for the first time that the NSA's bulk data collection of internet and phone activity…

11 years ago