TikTok and Whatsapp privacy policies ‘among hardest to understand’
Nearly one in ten (87% ) of people accept privacy policies without reading them, which can take over 47 minutes to read fully and are full of jargon, according to new research.
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Facebook and Twitter clamp down on ‘potentially harmful’ Trump posts
Trump’s social media posts about coronavirus have been flagged by both Facebook and Twitter for spreading ‘potentially harmful information’.
Guest comment: The piracy that lurks in the app stores
In the same way that household-name advertising is known to fund pirate websites on the open web, the same is turning out to be true of the in-app ecosystem – and that ecosystem is booming. Peter Szyszko, CEO, White Bullet looks at how in-app is piracy’s new Wild West.
UK track and trace tool goes live after delays
The UK government has released a mobile phone app that people in England and Wales can use to establish whether they may have been exposed to coronavirus.
Facebook, YouTube and Twitter strike social media ad deal over hate speech
Facebook, YouTube and Twitter have struck a deal with advertising giants over harmful content, as the tech giants attempt to restore relations hammered by this year’s advertising boycott of social media sites.
Open letter to Apple from ad industry: ‘Help us create a universal ID solution’
This week, the ad industry penned an open letter to Apple requesting further collaboration, urging the company to join in a collaborative cross-industry effort to develop a universal global ID solution for media and advertising.
The growth of privacy regulations: 65% of the world population’s data to be covered by 2023
By 2023, 65% of the world’s population will have its personal data covered under modern privacy regulations, up from 10% in 2020, according to a new report.
Facebook to ban new US political ads for the week leading up to Election Day
Facebook has announced that it will not take on any new political ads in the seven days prior to the US election in November, but will still allow existing ads to continue to be promoted and targeted at different users.
Coventry University puts GDPR compliance to the test with internet privacy project
A Coventry University-led research project investigating GDPR compliance through cookies in websites and apps has launched an innovative tracking-free website, which has been designed to protect the privacy of all visitors to the project website.
Twitter and Facebook deletes Trump’s ‘harmful’ post on Covid-19 and children
Both Twitter and Facebook have blocked a video shared by accounts linked to US President Donald Trump for violating their policies on coronavirus misinformation.