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Apple, Google Submit Proposal To Tackle AirTag Stalking

Tech giants Apple and Google agree rare partnership to tackle stalking problem via location-tracking devices

Meta reaches $37.5 million settlement of a Facebook location tracking lawsuit, after allegations it tracked user movements via people's smartphones

New privacy sandbox change. Google swaps system, as part of its efforts to replace cookies used by Chrome browser for online advertising

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Woman allegedly threatened, harassed, trespassed and stalked Apple's Tim Cook for more than a year, and claimed to be his wife

Four attorneys general in the US are suing Google for allegedly misleading users about when it was able to track their locations

Meta is facing a lawsuit in the UK that is seeking damages of at least $3.2 billion of behalf of 44 million British users of the platform

Huge fines and tough rules for the 'unacceptable' use of artificial intelligence, has been proposed by European Commission

Plan for iOS 14 to give app users the option to decline ad tracking has been criticised (surprise, surprise) by advertising associations

We are tracking you. Apple warns looters after some street protests in the United States result in the looting of Apple stores

Law enforcement will lose ability to carry out surveillance when 5G networks replace 4G, police boss warns

The appeal annuls a ruling that had prompted Facebook to block access to its Belgian site for non-users