TikTok Is TikTok Really a National Security Threat? It's Complicated TikTok is facing renewed accusations that it’s a threat to national security after an FCC commissioner accused the social media giant of harvesting data from its users for China. So is TikTok really a danger? CNBC correspondent Steve Kovach explains why the truth is not so simple.
facebook If Facebook Is Canceled, Then What? The world got a taste of life without Facebook and it wasn't easy. So what happens if the social media giant is unplugged for good?
Data Privacy 9/11 Changed How We Think About Our Privacy — Only 1 U.S. Senator Saw How That Was Dangerous 'A lot of the debate about surveillance powers is often resting on the assumption that it will be used properly and that only good and wise people will use these powers – and history shows that’s not the case.'
September 11 Attacks How We Gave Up Our Online Privacy After 9/11 44 days after the Sept. 11 attacks, Congress passed the Patriot Act, expanding law enforcement’s ability to track down terrorists through a slew of surveillance tools. But it also made it easier for authorities to surveil Americans without their consent, even if they hadn’t been accused of a crime. NBCLX Storyteller Peter K. Hull explains the history of the controversial...
Amazon Why This Privacy Advocate Doesn't Have Any Amazon Devices in His Home Amazon Sidewalk is a new feature that will make your home internet connection available outside your home to help find lost or stolen devices and allow some limited connectivity from people in your neighborhood. Amazon plans to enable this feature by default, requiring users to opt out if they don’t want the service. “I’m not going to tell someone that...
venmo Should You Lock Down Your Venmo, or Use a Different App? Venmo is trying to be social but it lacks features to distance yourself from the people in your immediate circle. The app allows you to make transactions private. But cybersecurity and privacy expert Theresa Payton, who served as chief information officer under former President George W. Bush, has some concerns.
Data Privacy Data Privacy: What Could Happen to Your Personal Data Under a Trump or Biden Administration What will companies be allowed to do with your personal data over the next four years? Well, that answer depends on whether President Trump or Joe Biden is elected. NBCLX storyteller Cody Broadway breaks down both candidates’ positions on data privacy.
Data Privacy Police Are Helping Amazon's Ring Collect Data About Your Neighborhood Some privacy advocates are concerned that police are inadvertently helping Ring build a massive crime database
Data Privacy Amazon's Ring is Partnering With Police Departments to Collect Crime Data Police departments around the country are giving Ring, the video doorbell company owned by Amazon, direct access to community crime information and 911 calls, according to contracts obtained by NBCLX.
Data Privacy How to Protect Your Zoom Meeting from Hackers Americans staying at home to help flatten the coronavirus curve have been flocking to the video conference service. But that traffic boom has come with hacking and data privacy concerns.
