Headline News Archive

2022

January

18

• Spotting spoofed websites. Here are a few things to consider when making a purchase online:  Malicious websites can be created to look like the real site from

2021

December

22

• Americans distrust Facebook, TikTok & Instagram with their data. It’s the rare thing that Americans of all ages and across the political spectrum largely seem to agree on: They don’t

21

• The ‘most serious’ security breach ever is unfolding right now. On Dec. 9, word of a newly discovered computer bug in a hugely popular piece of computer code--log4j--started rippling around the cybersecurity community. By the

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• The ultimate guide to secure passwords. Password fatigue is real, but don’t let it stop you from making some small changes to protect your accounts, your wallet and your

08

• What you need to know if you’re being tracked down by a debt collector. What proof does a debt collector have to provide me that I owe the debt? This “debt collection validation notice” should include enough

07

• Safety app Life360 Is selling precise location data on Its users. Life360, a popular family safety app used by 33 million people worldwide, has been marketed as a great way for parents to track their children

• Your next smartphone might have a camera that’s always on. This week, chipmaker Qualcomm revealed its latest Snapdragon processor, which will power many of the high-end Android smartphones you’ll see in stores in 2022,

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• New rule will let debt collectors track you down on social media. Debt collection rules have expanded the ways debt collectors can chase down debtors. In practice, it may mean millions of consumers can now be bombarded

November

22

• Amazon wages secret war on Americans' privacy, documents show. In recent years, Amazon.com Inc has killed or undermined privacy protections in more than three dozen bills across 25 states, as the e-commerce giant amassed

• Piden ley sobre privacidad tras reporte sobre "lobby" de Amazon. Cinco miembros del Congreso de Estados Unidos pidieron una ley federal sobre la privacidad del consumidor después de un reporte de...

October

26

• Your browser can tell websites how to treat your data. Privacy-conscious Internet surfers will soon have an additional weapon on their side. You can’t see it working, but a special signal known as

11

• Your driver’s license could soon live on your phone. More than 20 states have either considered, tested or already launched digital versions of driver’s licenses that live on smartphones. Tech giant Apple plans

04

• Senate confirms Rohit Chopra to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The Senate narrowly approved President Joe Biden's pick to run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, giving the bureau a director* who is likely to

September

27

• Facebook delays Instagram app for users under 13. Facebook said that it had paused development of an Instagram Kids service that would be tailored for children 13 years old or younger, as the social

• Companies are hoarding your personal data. How to get them to delete it. What data can you actually request to delete? When we say “your data,” we mean information like your name, phone number, email and

26

• Instagram suspende planes de lanzar versión para niños. Instagram suspenderá por ahora sus planes de lanzar un servicio para niños menores de 13 años, en medio de preocupaciones por

19

• Lentes inteligentes: Facebook le da una oportunidad a la tecnología que hizo quedar mal a Google. Nuestro reportero probó unas gafas hechas en colaboración con Ray-Ban capaces de hacer fotos, grabar videos, responder a llamadas telefónicas

13

• How you pay the rent may help your mortgage application. Later this month, a group of renters in the United States will get a new break when they try to become homeowners: Their history of

02

• ‘El algoritmo me despidió’: un proyecto de ley de California apunta a cambiar la dura cultura laboral de Amazon. Los legisladores de California tienen a Amazon en la mira. Se espera que un proyecto de ley aprobado por la Asamblea llegue al Senado esta

August

30

• How to block Facebook from snooping on you. Facebook says it’s not literally activating the microphones on our smartphones, but it is tracking what we do in other apps, websites and

26

• Fraud alert: Malicious QR codes. Con artists have added QR codes to a variety of familiar scams. Based on reports to the BBB Scam Tracker, these hoaxes include advance fee

24

• Privacy of streaming apps and devices: Watching TV that watches us. We reviewed the privacy protections in the top 10 streaming apps, as well as the top five streaming devices, that include programming directed at kids and

23

• Seeking early signals of dementia in driving and credit scores. Learning your odds of eventually developing dementia — a pressing concern for many, especially those with a family history of it — requires medical testing

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• T-Mobile hack exposed personal data of 40 million people. A cyberattack on T-Mobile exposed the information of more than 40 million people, with stolen files including names, birthdays and social security numbers.  The company

• Adolescentes conocedores de la tecnología son las nuevas víctimas de estas 5 estafas virtuales. Los adolescentes conocedores de la tecnología están cayendo en estafas en línea a una tasa más alta