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Marvel's Avengers Spokesperson Removed After Offensive Tweets Discovered

Marvel’s Avengers Spokesperson Removed After Offensive Tweets Discovered

Image: Crystal dynamics It’s a tale as old as Twitter itself: one person says stupid and offensive things in the past, one person rises to prominence, old tweets are unearthed, one person apologizes, the internet holds court. The whole performance just happened once again, this time with Crystal Dynamics spokesperson and head of game design …

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Apple states that iPhone usage data is anonymous.  New tests say: it's not true

Apple states that iPhone usage data is anonymous. New tests say: it’s not true

Photo: Sukrita Rungroj (Shutterstock) A new test of how Apple brings together usage data from iPhones have noted that the company collects personally identifiable information while explicitly promising not to. The pprivacy policy governing Analysis of Apple devices say it “None of the information collected identifies you personally.” But an analysis of the data sent …

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Apple sued over 'misleading' privacy settings after Gizmodo story

Apple sued over ‘misleading’ privacy settings after Gizmodo story

Photo: LOIC VENANCE / Contributor (Getty Images) Apple is facing a class action lawsuit for allegedly harvesting data from iPhone users even when the company’s privacy settings promise not to. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in California federal court, comes days after Gizmodo exclusively reported on research on how multiple iPhone apps send Apple Analytics data, …

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