{"id":14708,"date":"2020-12-18T09:00:45","date_gmt":"2020-12-18T17:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/?p=14708"},"modified":"2024-01-26T10:53:38","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T18:53:38","slug":"privacy-news-online-weekly-review-december-18-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/privacy-news-online-weekly-review-december-18-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: December 18, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Privacy News Online: Google, Amazon &amp; Facebook tracking, Amazon Halo, SolarWinds &amp; Linus Tech Tips\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CJ1qcj7cVoE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding: 10px; margin: 0px 0 30px 0; background: #118011; color: #ffffff; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 400;\">Featured: Privacy News Online \u2013 Week of December 18th, 2020<\/h2>\n<h3>WhatsApp calls Apple\u2019s new privacy nutrition labels for iOS 14 anti-competitive<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14661\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/WhatsApp-protests-Apples-new-privacy-nutrition-labels-for-iOS-14-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"WhatsApp protests Apple's new privacy nutrition labels for iOS 14\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/WhatsApp-protests-Apples-new-privacy-nutrition-labels-for-iOS-14-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/WhatsApp-protests-Apples-new-privacy-nutrition-labels-for-iOS-14-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/WhatsApp-protests-Apples-new-privacy-nutrition-labels-for-iOS-14-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/WhatsApp-protests-Apples-new-privacy-nutrition-labels-for-iOS-14.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/>Facebook\u2019s WhatsApp messenger has taken a public stance against Apple\u2019s new privacy nutrition labels. WhatsApp provided the requested privacy information to Apple by the required deadline, but the messaging company also took to the internet to reassure users that the app doesn\u2019t use as much personal information as the labels will make it seem. WhatsApp called Apple\u2019s privacy labels too broad, and noted that users may never check privacy labels for pre-installed apps like iMessage.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/whatsapp-calls-apples-new-privacy-nutrition-labels-for-ios-14-anti-competitive\/\">https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/whatsapp-calls-apples-new-privacy-nutrition-labels-for-ios-14-anti-competitive\/<\/a><\/div>\n<h3>A new report shows Google tracks 80% of the Web, with Amazon likely to overtake Facebook as second-worst privacy threat<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14646\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1280px-Deer_mouse_tracks_in_snow-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1280px-Deer_mouse_tracks_in_snow-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1280px-Deer_mouse_tracks_in_snow-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1280px-Deer_mouse_tracks_in_snow-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1280px-Deer_mouse_tracks_in_snow-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1280px-Deer_mouse_tracks_in_snow.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/>The new report, titled Tracking the Trackers, examined what trackers were embedded on websites around the world and which companies received the tracking information. The results showed that in 1st place is still Google, with Google trackers found on 80% of the web. Coming in 2nd and 3rd are Amazon with about 30% coverage and Facebook with about 23% coverage. While Google grew from 60% to 80% between 2017 and 2020, Amazon has nearly tripled its web tracking coverage in the same timeframe.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/new-report-shows-google-tracks-80-of-the-web-with-amazon-likely-to-overtake-facebook-as-second-worst-privacy-threat\/\">https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/new-report-shows-google-tracks-80-of-the-web-with-amazon-likely-to-overtake-facebook-as-second-worst-privacy-threat\/<\/a><\/div>\n<h3>Reviewers call the Amazon Halo wearable the \u201cmost invasive we\u2019ve ever tested\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Reviewers-call-the-Amazon-Halo-wearable-the-_most-invasive-weve-ever-tested_-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"gorilla glue 4 from MUV Florida gg4 thc percentage by indicadam\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Reviewers-call-the-Amazon-Halo-wearable-the-_most-invasive-weve-ever-tested_-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Reviewers-call-the-Amazon-Halo-wearable-the-_most-invasive-weve-ever-tested_-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Reviewers-call-the-Amazon-Halo-wearable-the-_most-invasive-weve-ever-tested_-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Reviewers-call-the-Amazon-Halo-wearable-the-_most-invasive-weve-ever-tested_.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/>The Amazon Halo is a new health tracking band that reviewers are concerned about. To use the Amazon band, you\u2019ll need to submit nearly naked pictures or body scans to the accompanying app so it can judge your body\u2019s fat levels. Additionally, the band uses AI to check on the tone of your voice and will tell you if it thinks you\u2019re feeling annoyed or opinionated. Wonder if Amazon Halo could tell that I feel\u2026 violated.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/reviewers-call-the-amazon-halo-wearable-the-most-invasive-weve-ever-tested\/\">https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/reviewers-call-the-amazon-halo-wearable-the-most-invasive-weve-ever-tested\/<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/pages\/privacy-news-online\/PNO22\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15135 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/BlogAd.jpg\" alt=\"Buy Private Internet Access VPN\" width=\"900\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/BlogAd.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/BlogAd-300x67.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/BlogAd-768x171.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding: 10px; margin: 30px 0; background: #118011; color: #ffffff; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 400;\">More Privacy News This Week:<\/h2>\n<h3>Cloudflare and Apple design a new privacy-friendly internet protocol<\/h3>\n<p>Engineers from Apple and Cloudflare have designed a more private way to do DNS, called Oblivious DNS-over-HTTPS \u2013 or oDoH (oh doh) for short. DNS has traditionally been used by internet service providers and governments to surveill and censor internet use. oDoH would make such DNS based tracking obsolete.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2020\/12\/08\/cloudflare-and-apple-design-a-new-privacy-friendly-internet-protocol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2020\/12\/08\/cloudflare-and-apple-design-a-new-privacy-friendly-internet-protocol\/<\/a><\/div>\n<h3>Apple Could Ban Apps That Don\u2019t Follow iOS 14 Anti-Tracking Rules, Says Software Chief Craig Federighi<\/h3>\n<p>Apple is deadly serious about its new rules that will require app makers to acquire opt-in permission from users before collecting their random advertising identifier for tracking purposes. This unique identifier is crucial to the advertising industry\u2019s real time tracking abilities, and Apple is taking the unpopular move to limit its use. If apps don\u2019t comply, they will be banned.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2020\/12\/08\/apple-warns-devs-follow-anti-tracking-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2020\/12\/08\/apple-warns-devs-follow-anti-tracking-rules\/<\/a><\/div>\n<h3>Microsoft, FireEye confirm SolarWinds supply chain attack<\/h3>\n<p>The SolarWinds Orion Platform, which is used to manage endpoints at many U.S. companies and government agencies, was apparently compromised by foreign threat actors around March of this year. U.S. security firm FireEye, the U.S. Treasury Department, and the U.S. Commerce Department\u2019s National Telecommunications and Information Administration are among the organizations that seem to have been targeted. All users of SolarWinds\u2019 Orion Platform should quickly install the hotfix released this week, and check for the existence of \u201cSunburst\u201d malware.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/microsoft-fireeye-confirm-solarwinds-supply-chain-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/microsoft-fireeye-confirm-solarwinds-supply-chain-attack\/<\/a><\/div>\n<h3>Brought to you by Private Internet Access<\/h3>\n<p>Privacy News Online is brought to you by Private Internet Access, the world\u2019s most trusted VPN service.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/buy-vpn-online\">Sign up now and get 3 years for just $79!!!<\/a><\/div>\n<h4 style=\"margin-top: 25px;\">Special thanks to Intego<\/h4>\n<p>Thank you to Josh Long, our cybersecurity correspondent from Intego, makers of award-winning security software.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/lp\/buynow?channel=privacynews\">Save on Intego\u2019s world-class protection software for Mac\/Windows<\/a><\/div>\n<style>.wp-post-image{display:none}<\/style>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Featured: Privacy News Online \u2013 Week of December 18th, 2020 WhatsApp calls Apple\u2019s new privacy nutrition labels for iOS 14 anti-competitive Facebook\u2019s WhatsApp messenger has taken a public stance against Apple\u2019s new privacy nutrition labels. 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