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Proton Mail accuses Microsoft Outlook for Windows of being a data collection service, sharing user data with 772 third-party advertisers, informing only the Europeans about its data collections due to GDPR, not users in other regions, collecting various types of personal data like passwords, usernames, SMTP-credentials, and of course the content of the mails themselves, meaning accounts synced with Outlook could be compromised, says Proton alledging that Microsoft is similar to Google and Meta in terms of data collection practices, Ghacks.net, who only shares your data with 165 partners, writes, recommending Mozilla Thunderbird for anyone not wanting to be spied upon

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Telegram launches new peer-to-peer login feature, designed to increase security for users, enabling users to login using one-time passwords (OTPs), verified by volunteers within the Telegram community, aiming to provide a more secure two-factor authentication (2FA) process by involving trusted individuals who can verify login attempts, an initiative part of Telegram’s ongoing efforts to improve user security and privacy on the platform

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New study finds that Facebook receives data on each user from average of 2,230 companies over a three-year period, used to track users across the web, even outside of Facebook, who claims to offer transparency tools and help for users to manage their data, which is not enough, according to Consumer Report, who urges users to take additional steps to protect their privacy

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With the introduction of Apple’s new Journal app they try to make the user ‘reflect and practice gratitude’ but some are concerned about privacy settings, where the app generates suggestions on entries from what it can find elsewhere in the user’s phone, and even in other people’s phones

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A study by Graphika warns of the popularity and dangers of nudify apps and websites that use AI to undress women in photos without their consent, and calls for urgent actions to protect digital integrity and security, in an attempt to crack down on the progression of AI and new technologies

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Apple strengthens users’ data security with new encryption and verification, meanwhile FBI is worried about not being able to access backdoors into the system to access users private information and iCloud data to solve crimes

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Governments have been using push notifications, that pass through the servers of Apple and Google to spy on phone users all over the world and put gag order on the tech companies, prohibiting them to share any information about the spying

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