Category: user privacy

Chinese Company Temu’s Expansion Sparks New Concerns About Data Privacy

New Analysis Chinese e-commerce giant PPD Holdings Inc. launched its shopping site Temu in the United States recently, waging a price war with major online retailers and building on its success with “Shop Like a Billionaire” theme Super Bowl ads. Behind the scenes, the explosive success of the shopping app has sparked major concerns about…


Apple, China, and the Violation of Users’ Privacy

Commentary Apple has a “responsibility” to do business wherever it can. No country is off limits, not even China—a known violator of human rights. That’s the opinion of Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. On Nov. 9, at The New York Times’ virtual Dealbook conference, Cook said in a speech that his aim was to achieve “world peace through world trade.” To…


Zoom Reaches $85 Million Settlement Over User Privacy, ‘Zoombombing’

Zoom Video Communications, Inc. agreed to pay $85 million and bolster its security practices to settle a lawsuit claiming it violated users’ privacy rights by sharing personal data with Facebook, Google, and LinkedIn, and letting hackers disrupt Zoom meetings in a practice called “Zoombombing.” A preliminary settlement filed on Saturday afternoon requires approval by U.S….