{"id":14898,"date":"2021-01-22T09:00:58","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T17:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/?p=14898"},"modified":"2024-01-25T00:40:18","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T08:40:18","slug":"privacy-news-online-weekly-review-january-22-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/privacy-news-online-weekly-review-january-22-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: January 22, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Privacy News Online: Tencent's QQ Messenger caught spying, Apple's Privacy Labels, malware &amp;  more\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/95w4DlCx73o?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 January 22nd, 2021<\/h2>\n<h3>Tencent has been caught spying on your web browsing history with QQ Messenger<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14894\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Tencent-has-been-caught-spying-on-your-web-browsing-history-with-QQ-Messenger-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"Tencent has been caught spying on your web browsing history with QQ Messenger\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Tencent-has-been-caught-spying-on-your-web-browsing-history-with-QQ-Messenger-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Tencent-has-been-caught-spying-on-your-web-browsing-history-with-QQ-Messenger-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Tencent-has-been-caught-spying-on-your-web-browsing-history-with-QQ-Messenger-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Tencent-has-been-caught-spying-on-your-web-browsing-history-with-QQ-Messenger.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/>A popular Chinese messaging desktop client, QQ Messenger, has been caught spying on its users\u2019 web browsing history by scraping the history from local storage. Tencent has a suspected history of implementing poor security practices and other phone home policies at the behest of the Chinese government. On their end, Tencent has updated the code and removed the scraping functionality from the client.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/tencent-has-been-caught-spying-on-your-web-browsing-history-with-qq-messenger\/\">https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/tencent-has-been-caught-spying-on-your-web-browsing-history-with-qq-messenger\/<\/a><\/div>\n<h3>Apple\u2019s new privacy labels show how data hungry Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp are<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14852\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Apples-new-privacy-labels-show-how-data-hungry-Facebook-Messenger-and-WhatsApp-are-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"Apple's new privacy labels show how data hungry Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp are\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Apples-new-privacy-labels-show-how-data-hungry-Facebook-Messenger-and-WhatsApp-are-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Apples-new-privacy-labels-show-how-data-hungry-Facebook-Messenger-and-WhatsApp-are-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Apples-new-privacy-labels-show-how-data-hungry-Facebook-Messenger-and-WhatsApp-are-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Apples-new-privacy-labels-show-how-data-hungry-Facebook-Messenger-and-WhatsApp-are.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/>A new infographic by 9 to 5 Mac that highlights the difference between the privacy labels of popular messaging apps is making its rounds around the internet. Every iPhone or iPad user can now see the difference with their own eyes. For example, Facebook Messenger links dozens of pieces of personal information to you as opposed to Signal Messenger, which doesn\u2019t link a single piece of personal information to you. It\u2019s no wonder that people have started to switch!<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/apples-new-privacy-labels-show-how-data-hungry-facebook-messenger-and-whatsapp-are\/\">https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/apples-new-privacy-labels-show-how-data-hungry-facebook-messenger-and-whatsapp-are\/<\/a><\/div>\n<h3>A preliminary look at privacy labels in iOS VPN apps<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14863\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/A-preliminary-look-at-privacy-labels-in-iOS-VPN-apps-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"A preliminary look at privacy labels in iOS VPN apps\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/A-preliminary-look-at-privacy-labels-in-iOS-VPN-apps-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/A-preliminary-look-at-privacy-labels-in-iOS-VPN-apps-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/A-preliminary-look-at-privacy-labels-in-iOS-VPN-apps-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/A-preliminary-look-at-privacy-labels-in-iOS-VPN-apps.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/>PNO took a preliminary look at privacy labels provided by popular VPN apps in the iOS app store and the results might surprise you. Just like instant messaging apps, VPN apps differ greatly in how data hungry they are, and whether that data is used to track you or can be linked to you. The best app we looked at was the PIA VPN app which doesn\u2019t link any personal data or use it for tracking.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\">Read more: https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/a-preliminary-look-at-privacy-labels-in-ios-vpn-apps\/<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/pages\/privacy-news-online\/PNO26\"><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>UK rules against the use of general warrants to hack into citizen\u2019s devices<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14841\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/UK-rules-against-the-use-of-general-warrants-to-hack-into-citizens-devices-300x158.png\" alt=\"UK rules against the use of general warrants to hack into citizen's devices\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/UK-rules-against-the-use-of-general-warrants-to-hack-into-citizens-devices-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/UK-rules-against-the-use-of-general-warrants-to-hack-into-citizens-devices-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/UK-rules-against-the-use-of-general-warrants-to-hack-into-citizens-devices-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/UK-rules-against-the-use-of-general-warrants-to-hack-into-citizens-devices.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/>The United Kingdom\u2019s High Court has ruled that the country\u2019s law enforcement and intelligence services can no longer use general warrants to hack and surveil British citizens. Up until this court victory, the authorities relied on an interpretation of the Intelligence Services Act of 1994 which has now been stricken down. The battle is over, but the war is far from won: the government may still seek to renew their hacking powers using another path.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/uk-rules-against-the-use-of-general-warrants-to-hack-into-citizens-devices\/\">https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/uk-rules-against-the-use-of-general-warrants-to-hack-into-citizens-devices\/<\/a><\/div>\n<h3>Poland pushes law to limit \u2018censorship\u2019 by internet giants<\/h3>\n<p>A proposed law in Poland would make it illegal for social media giants like Facebook or Twitter to remove posts or block accounts unless there has been a violation of Polish law. The Polish government has been working on this new internet law since last year, but recent events such including the removal of President Trump\u2019s social media access have highlighted the censuring power of social media giants. Besides Poland, Mexico is also considering similar legislation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/balkaninsight.com\/2021\/01\/13\/poland-pushes-law-to-limit-censorship-by-internet-giants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/balkaninsight.com\/2021\/01\/13\/poland-pushes-law-to-limit-censorship-by-internet-giants\/<\/a><\/div>\n<h3>Twitter-verified accounts are once again being hacked and used to spread cryptocurrency scams<\/h3>\n<p>These hacked Verified accounts reply to tweets from Elon Musk or other cryptocurrency enthusiasts, claiming that Musk or the Winklevoss twins are giving away Bitcoins. Whether your Twitter account is Verified or not, you should protect it by using a unique password and enabling two-factor authentication.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/grahamcluley.com\/cryptocurrency-scammers-hijack-verified-accounts-once-again-jumping-on-elon-musks-twitter-threads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/grahamcluley.com\/cryptocurrency-scammers-hijack-verified-accounts-once-again-jumping-on-elon-musks-twitter-threads\/<\/a><\/div>\n<h3>macOS malware has been discovered that has gone largely undetected for five years.<\/h3>\n<p>Dubbed OSAMiner, this Mac malware is distributed with pirated software, and it uses run-only AppleScripts in an attempt to evade detection.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\">Read more:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/macos-malware-used-run-only-applescripts-to-avoid-detection-for-five-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/macos-malware-used-run-only-applescripts-to-avoid-detection-for-five-years\/<\/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 January 22nd, 2021 Tencent has been caught spying on your web browsing history with QQ Messenger A popular Chinese messaging desktop client, QQ Messenger, has been caught spying on its users\u2019 web browsing history by scraping the history from local storage. Tencent has a suspected history of implementing &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/privacy-news-online-weekly-review-january-22-2021\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: January 22, 2021&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":14902,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_stopmodifiedupdate":true,"_modified_date":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1792],"tags":[1549,715,2159,2160,2119,2157,979,2161],"class_list":["post-14898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-privacy-news-online","tag-elon-musk","tag-mexico","tag-osaminer","tag-poland","tag-privacy-labels","tag-qq-messenger","tag-tencent","tag-uk-general-warrant"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: January 22, 2021<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=95w4DlCx73o Featured: Privacy News Online - 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