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July 23, 2021 Share When a religious publication used smartphone app data to deduce the sexual orientation of a high-ranking Roman Catholic official, it exposed a problem that goes far beyond a debate over church doctrine and priestly celibacy. With few U.S. restrictions on what companies can do with the vast amount of data they collect from web page visits, apps and location tracking built into phones, there’s not much to stop similar spying on politicians, celebrities and just about anyone that’s a target of another person’s curiosity — or malice. Citing allegations of “po...

Image via AP Photo/Hassan Ammar This article is republished here with permission from The Associated Press. This content is shared here because the topic may interest Snopes readers; it does not, however, represent the work of Snopes fact-checkers or editors. When a religious publication used smartphone app data to deduce the sexual orientation of a high-ranking Roman Catholic official, it exposed a problem that goes far beyond a debate over church doctrine and priestly celibacy. With few U.S. restrictions on what companies can do with the vast amount of data they collect ...

By Victor Omondi Tesla chief Elon Musk took to social media to break the news to the company customers, stating that their clients can finally buy the cars in Bitcoin. Musk, who is a known Bitcoin enthusiast, made the surprising announcement in a tweet. The company has heavily invested in digital currency, purchasing $1.5billion worth of Bitcoin. This is good news for Bitcoin enthusiasts who happen to also be Tesla customers. The move by the company has seen Bitcoin’s value hit a record high level. The only downside to this unexpected announcement is that Bitcoin’s value changes so often,...

Why some like Apple’s new privacy labels, despite their flaws Vox.com 2/24/2021 Open Sourced logo Apple’s privacy “nutrition labels” have been in the App Store for just over two months now. Privacy advocates were generally pleased to see these easy-to-read versions of app privacy policies; educating users about the secretive inner workings of their apps is almost always a positive development. The labels are just one of Apple’s new policies to give users more privacy at the possible expense of the app economy, which largely relies on collecting and selling furtively acquired user...