'I worry about TikTok': Parents, lawmakers sound the alarm on app's safety, security
SPOKANE, Wash. -- TikTok is under fire from lawmakers and parents who worry the app isn't as safe as it seems. Gov. Brad Little signed an executive…
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4 News Now Q&A: We answer your questions about contact tracing
We know that one of the tools used to help stop the spread of COVID-19 is contact tracing. Washington is training 1,300 people to do this.
Cameron Diaz isn't telling us what she's working on
Cameron Diaz is keeping secrets.
FTC reportedly approves $5 billion settlement with Facebook
The Federal Trade Commission has reportedly approved an approximately $5 billion settlement with Facebook, suggesting a lengthy investigation into the social media company's data privacy practices could be nearing an end.
San Francisco bans facial-recognition technology
San Francisco, long one of the most tech-friendly and tech-savvy cities in the world, is now the first in the United States to prohibit its government from using facial-recognition technology.
Cameras secretly recorded women in Calif. hospital delivery rooms
A women's hospital in California used hidden cameras to secretly record approximately 1,800 patients without their consent, according to a lawsuit.
Lawsuit claims women were secretly recorded in hospital
Sharp Grossmont Hospital secretly video recorded 1,800 patients using hidden cameras at the women's health center in El Cajon, according to a lawsuit filed late Friday afternoon.
Lawsuit claims women were secretly recorded in hospital
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South Korea hotel guests secretly filmed
About 1,600 people have been secretly filmed in motel rooms in South Korea, with the footage live-streamed online for paying customers to watch, police said Wednesday.
Facebook loses two of its top execs
Facebook is losing two of its top execs a week after laying out plans to reposition itself as a "privacy-focused" social network.
Facebook under fire for phone number look-up feature
Facebook is facing criticism for not allowing users to opt out of a feature that lets people look them up using their phone number or email address.
US stepping up pressure on Europe to ditch Huawei
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned European countries on Monday that using technology from Huawei could hurt their relationship with the United States.
Amazon defends its facial-recognition technology
Despite concerns from investors, civil rights groups and others, Amazon thinks its facial-recognition technology can be helpful for law enforcement.
Here's what researcher found over a year of Venmo transactions
If you've used Venmo in the past year, there's a good chance Hang Do Thi Duc knows more about you than you might like.
Telecom companies say they won't share your location data anymore
In a small victory for your privacy, the nation's four largest telecom companies announced Tuesday that they will stop providing customer location information to companies that aggregate data on their customers.
Facebook bug set 14 million users' sharing settings to public
For a period of four days in May, about 14 million Facebook users around the world had their default sharing setting for all new posts set to public, the company revealed Thursday.
What to expect at Monday's Apple event
Apple is expected to launch an exciting new iPhone feature to address a problem it helped create: phone addiction.
Facebook execs grilled by investors after data scandal
Mark Zuckerberg was grilled by politicians on both sides of the Atlantic in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Facebook, Google already facing lawsuits under new data rules
Europe's sweeping data protection law came into force on Friday. And legal experts say big tech companies are already violating the new rules.
Facebook will push privacy alert to users worldwide
Facebook's latest push to educate users about privacy will be unavoidable.
Facebook wants to make changing your privacy settings less work
Facebook is supposed to be a fun way to waste some time, but taking a break from "liking" status updates to customize your privacy settings is a chore.
Apple's Tim Cook urges Duke graduates to think hard about data privacy
During a commencement address to Duke University Sunday, Apple CEO Tim Cook used some well-known platitudes, telling the students to make brave choices, rise to challenges and be unafraid to break with conventional wisdom.
Google: Profit and sales surge as tax rate falls
Google's business is humming along despite mounting concerns over data privacy.
Facebook tries to clarify how it collects data when you're not on Facebook
Facebook is trying to demystify the ways in which it tracks people when they aren't directly using the website or app.
