Thousands warned over new Russian-registered profile pic app harvesting personal data
Thousands have already downloaded the app Phone users are being warned against downloading and using the popular new profile picture editing app which makes their photo look like a cartoon or a painting after it has been revealed the company is registered in Russia. Linerock Investments, the business behind the New Profile Pic app, is […]
4 years ago
Supreme Court lets Google off the hook for paying 4m iPhone users £750 over data tracking
Google was secretly collecting data from millions of people between 2011 and 2012 A Supreme Court ruling has blocked a class-action lawsuit against Google for tracking and harvesting millions of people’s data through the Apple web browser, Safari. The judgement handed down on Wednesday (November 10) could have seen UK iPhone users receive up to […]
4 years ago
iPhone users could get £750 compensation from Google for data tracking
If you have an iPhone, you could be entitled to an easy £750 We’re all aware that, in the modern age, our data is being harvested to some extent – it’s almost part and parcel of being so connected to everything that’s digital. But post the WikiLeaks and Cambridge Analytica scandals, the discussion around how […]
5 years ago