(Natural News) Many businesses started using QR code during the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to reduce contact between staff and customers. Some restaurants give a QR code so you can see their menu on your phone and movie theaters will sometimes give you a QR code as your ticket when you prepay online. Other businesses also give […]

(Natural News) A marketing manager for sportswear company Nike was terminated for refusing to upload his Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination records. The former employee said he refused to do so due to fears of identity theft that befell him and his wife earlier. Dex Briggs, 53, worked at Nike’s corporate headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon. Having been a victim […]

(Natural News) China has stolen enough data from the United States to effectively compile a “dossier” on every single adult in the United States. This revelation was uncovered by a Senate Intelligence Committee panel held on Wednesday, Aug. 4. During this panel, senators spoke with former Deputy National Security Advisor Matthew Pottinger, who served during the administration […]

(Natural News) On Wednesday, June 2, social media app TikTok quietly changed its privacy policy in the United States to permit itself to collect biometric data from its users. TikTok, which has over 100 million users in the U.S. alone, introduced a newly added section in its privacy policy titled “Image and Audio Information.” Under […]

(Natural News) The internet gives access to virtually limitless information, with it anything you may want to learn is at your fingertips. However, access to the internet is a double-edged sword. Simply being online can expose your personal data not just to big businesses but also to people who may not have the best intentions for your data in mind. Going online means that […]

(Natural News) If you thought the massive increase in registration and tax fees at California’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) was upsetting, you’ll be incensed to learn that the CA DMV is also selling drivers’ personal information to third parties for upwards of $50 million per year. According to an investigation by Motherboard (VICE), the […]

(Natural News) There’s really no good reason why Facebook executives like Mark Zuckerberg aren’t in prison, let alone why Facebook still even exists. Nevertheless, they’re all still roaming free, and the platform still operates, with Facebook’s day-to-day functionality apparently now including a collection of audio recordings taken from users without their knowledge or consent. That’s […]

(Natural News) If being subjected to radiation and groped at the airport wasn’t enough, now airline passengers will be monitored in their seats by CCTV cameras that can randomly take pictures of you, watch you eat, and pick your nose. In Hong Kong, individual camera screens are being installed in every headrest, glaring at each […]

(Natural News) Social media’s privacy settings are an illusion: Anything you upload on the internet is far from private. Even your medical history, which is considered one of the most sensitive personal information, may be shared by many common health apps with third parties, according to a recent study published in the British Medical Journal […]

(Natural News) Facebook is under fire yet again — and this time, it’s for leaving hundreds of millions of user passwords unprotected. Security researcher Brian Krebs reports that a company oversight left up to 600 million exposed because they were stored in plain text. Leaving the passwords in plain text format means that the information […]