Xnspy, a stealthy phone monitoring app has no compunction about operating under the guise of helping parents monitor kids’ activity. But it is actually often used for spying on a spouse or domestic partner, and in the meantime is helping itself to data from user iPhones and Android devices.
A cross-section of leading brand marketers, including over a third at the VP and C-suite level, see a crisis in consumer trust and they’re turning to first-party data to shore up relations. They cite transparency as crucial and are testing new ID solutions and ad partnerships as part of their proactive strategy.
The court dismissed claims Google misled consumers when it changed the wording of its privacy policy that expanded its scope on collecting and using personal data.
The U.S. Senate has passed a bill that could potentially ban TikTok in the U.S. if its Chinese owner, ByteDance, does not sell its holdings within a year. The bill now goes to the President Biden, who has said he will sign it. Court challenges are likely to follow.