A 2019 UNICEF study found that globally, about 1 in 3 Internet users is younger than 18. Parents let preschool children use their smartphones and tablets to stream shows and play games. School-age youngsters are online more lately because of remote learning that schools began offering during the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools have become accustomed to relying on technology, which in some cases has made teaching easier, more efficient, and more inclusive. In some schools, computers have replaced notebooks and textbooks.Some regulations…
Tag: Privacy
This Collection Teaches Engineers How to Protect Data
Apple in April introduced App Tracking Transparency as a privacy measure for its iOS 14.5 update. The feature requires iOS device owners to choose whether or not they want their data to be tracked by third-party applications they download.
What does that mean for developers? They must comply with Apple’s opt-in requirement and get users’ consent to collect and share user data across applications. If the developers do not do so, they risk being suspended or removed from the App Store.
Privacy…
Introducing Email Protection: The easy way to block email trackers and hide your address
We’re excited to announce the beta release of DuckDuckGo’s Email Protection. Our free email forwarding service removes email trackers and protects the privacy of your personal email address without asking you to change email services or apps. Source: DuckDuckGo…
EFF Adopts DuckDuckGo HTTPS Dataset
We’re proud to announce EFF is switching to the DuckDuckGo Smarter Encryption dataset in their HTTPS Everywhere extension, which automatically upgrades to secure website connections when possible.Source: DuckDuckGo…
Use the DuckDuckGo Extension to Block FLoC, Google’s New Tracking Method in Chrome
Google has created a new tracking mechanism called FLoC, put it in Chrome, and automatically turned it on for millions of users. It’s bad for privacy, which is why we’re now blocking it in the DuckDuckGo extension.Source: DuckDuckGo…
Most Browser Tracking Protection Doesn’t Actually Stop Tracking by Default, but We Can Help
To really stop cross-site trackers, you have to prevent them from actually loading in your browser, which is a critical blocking feature that we provide in our all-in-one privacy browser extension & mobile browser.Source: DuckDuckGo…
Global Privacy Control (GPC) Enabled by Default in DuckDuckGo Apps & Extensions
Global Privacy Control (GPC), the setting exercising your legal right to opt-out of the sale & sharing of personal data, is now enabled by default in the DuckDuckGo app & extension.Source: DuckDuckGo…
Blockchain and the healthcare industry: How to get started
Many of us in the technology field are reflecting on how we can help build a stronger, more resilient future for healthcare. As the industry focuses on digital transformation, there is a greater appetite to solve business challenges with emerging technologies, such as blockchain. This is because, by definition, blockchain technology empowers organizations to digitize transactions […]
The post Blockchain and the healthcare industry: How to get started appeared first on Blockchain Pulse: IBM Blockchain Blog. Source: IBM Blockchain…
Plan Your Route Privately: DuckDuckGo Now Has Driving & Walking Directions
We’re excited to announce a big step forward with the introduction of route-planning directions on DuckDuckGo Search – private, as always.Source: DuckDuckGo…
DuckDuckGo Founding Member in Global Privacy Control (GPC) Standards Effort
We’re proud to announce the launch of Global Privacy Control (GPC), a new standard to put privacy protection in the hands of consumers.Source: DuckDuckGo…