According to the report, some of the employees of the TaskUS transcription company showed up at the Facebook facility but were unaware that they were going to transcribe user audios. In fact, some of them claim that audios revealed personal and high-pitched content.
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Arcane Office lends its blockchain to work on documents and spreadsheets
In recent years have been developed dozens of applications based on blockchain technology that promise to preserve privacy by encrypting the information handled.
In this sense, Arcane Office is presented, an alternative to Google Docs…
Twitter could have used user data for ads
According to the Reuters review, the company said it recently discovered the problems and fixed them, although it has not yet been determined who could have suffered them.
Obviously user data is a powerful tool that companies use to decide…
Google suspends Google Assistant in United Kingdom
A British media revealed that Google violates the privacy of Google Home and Google Assistant users by filtering approximately 1,000 recordings without the user knowing.
Following the fact, the Mountain View company admitted that it has…
Snowden says lack of privacy poses a threat to bitcoin
Former CIA and NSA employee, Edward Snowden, said during the Bitcoin 2019 conference that the biggest flaw in the main digital currency has to do with its lack of privacy. The expert highlighted the importance of privacy as a fundamental…
Mozilla launches browser test with new security mechanism
Mozilla launched a test of the new version of its browser for devices with Android system in which it mixes the security features of Focus, its lightweight app focused on privacy, with "the comforts of a mobile browser with all functions"…
Russia did not use Facebook to influence brexit referendum
The director of the well-known social network said that Facebook has analyzed their data and has not found any significant attempt that external forces tried to influence the vote during the referendum of the brexit.
It is worth…
iOS 13 will include new location tracking warnings
Apple announced the launch of iOS 13, an update that was released in its beta 1 for the Apple World Developers Conference and is expected to be included in the new iPhone devices by mid-September 2019.
Regarding the issue of privacy, iOS…
United States requests social media data from visa applicants
The US government issued a statement indicating new data requirements to grant a visa according to a new policy of the State Department.
The statement says: "National security is our main priority when it comes to awarding visa…
Blockchain will allow remote voting process
Online voting is still a pending subject for many countries in the world, especially in Latin America. Despite the fact that in countries such as Argentina or Mexico, blockchain technology has been used in legislative elections or in…
Facebook will grant scholarships to study AI applied to data privacy
This Wednesday the social network Facebook announced that it will grant 5,000 scholarships to those interested in learning about artificial intelligence (AI) applied in the protection of users data, security and privacy.
The news was…
Apple eliminates parental control applications
The decision of the technology giant has put at risk the viability of several affected companies. OurPact which has 80% of its revenue through the Apple store, is a good example.
Developers have shown their annoyance and dissatisfaction…