Data collection

This article addresses the manner in which Android phones share personal user information with Google, usually in a complete user unaware and unapproved way, and the legal consequences Google has…

Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart or CAPTCHA was invented in 2000 as a means to deter bots and spam on publicly available websites. CAPTCHA tests aim to…

Chase Bank is one of the leading financial services providers in the United States.

In 2024 the Commonwealth Bank made a policy change to collect and use biometric data from users PCs and Smartphones.

Logitech has increasingly required consumers to use its proprietary G HUB application, particularly for gaming peripherals. This software is necessary for performing even basic device configurations…

Mercury General Corporation is a multiple-line insurance organization that offers personal automobiles, homeowners, renters, and business insurance. Mercury's primary focus is automobiles and…

The National Security Agency (NSA) is a member of the United States Intelligence Community (IC) established in 1952. The NSA collaborates with universities, businesses, and other entities to enhance…

Philips Hue is a product line of smart lighting equipment by Signify (former lighting division of Philips). A change was announced in 2023, which requires users of the Hue app to create an account to…

reCAPTCHA was acquired by Google in 2009 and has since been used to protect websites from botting, crowdsource transcription work, and to mass train Google's other technical ventures such as…

Hackers using the aliases of "BobtheHacker" and "BobtheShoplifter" posted on Reddit and Hacker News revealing that Restaurant Brands International is retaining recordings of customers' drive-thru…

In September 2024, a player who purchased Far Cry Primal on Steam discovered that the game would not launch without logging into a Ubisoft account, despite the game having no online features. The…