What Does MySudo’s Apple Privacy Label Say?
Do you read the privacy labels for apps in the Apple App Store? In 2021, Apple introduced privacy labels, requiring app developers to disclose exactly what data they collect and how they use it. It was considered the biggest shake-up to data privacy in years. Apple added the privacy labels to every app product page to give you a deep understanding […]
What Does MySudo’s Google Safety Label Say?
Do you read the safety labels for apps in the Google Play Store? The relatively new safety labels, which became compulsory for developers putting their app in the Play Store from July this year, give information about how an app collects, shares, and handles your data, specifically: If you haven’t checked out Google’s new safety labels […]
6 Safety Risks Every Influencer Should Know – and 16 Ways to Manage Them
As an industry, social media influencing is valued at around $16.4 billion in 2022 – that’s big bucks for businesses that can grow from a person’s bedroom. But with that exciting growth comes hidden dangers that online celebrities/influencers should know about – and know how to manage. The threats often start when influencers reveal their personal life, whereabouts, […]
The Big Reason a Twilio/Signal Breach Couldn’t Happen to MySudo
Did you hear how a recent phishing attack on Twilio, which provides secure messaging app Signal with phone number verification services, exposed the phone numbers and SMS verification codes of 1,900 Signal users? Did you also hear the attacker re-registered one particular phone number they were searching for during the attack to another device using the stolen verification […]
3 Things Ad Tech Giants Are Doing That Should Worry You Right Now
If we don’t keep a constant eye on ad tech giants like Google, Meta, Snap, and Apple, they’ll sneak in more ways to track our personal data across the internet so they can serve up more targeted ads and keep the dollars rolling in. Here are three things the big players are doing that should worry anyone rightly concerned […]
What’s the Most Private Form of Contact Matching?
Being private doesn’t mean not being social. To get the full benefit of the all-in-one privacy app MySudo, you need to be able to connect privately and securely with family, friends, colleagues and other people you know who are using the app. That’s why we’re introducing mobile private contact matching—so you have a very convenient way of […]
The Shocking Facts our Co-CEO told Naomi Brockwell About Cell Phones
Your cell number is more valuable to advertisers, data brokers and criminals than your credit card number or your Social Security Number, simply because of the number of interactions it’s tied to. That’s the message our co-CEO JD Mumford gave tech journalist and privacy advocate Naomi Brockwell when she invited him onto her NBTV podcast last month. You can watch […]
This is Why You Should Be Careful How You Set Up 2FA
Did you hear Twitter was recently fined $150 million for selling users’ 2FA information to sell advertising on the platform? As personal data is increasingly exposed and abused, 2FA has become an extra security measure for account access. But it’s vital you take care when setting up 2FA using your personal information. MySudo can help. What is […]
What is Personal Data?
Have you heard of “personal data” but don’t really know what it means? Are you aware that when your personal data gets in the wrong hands or businesses use it in particular ways it can be bad for your privacy and possibly even your safety? So that we’re all on the same page when we talk about […]
This is Why You Should Worry About Your Personal Information in Targeted Advertising
Have you ever wondered who can access your personal data during the real-time bidding auctions that drive personalized advertising? According to the Irish Council for Civil Liberties’ (ICCL) newly released report into the scale of real time bidding data broadcasts in the US and Europe, which is attracting headlines globally: “Europeans and U.S. Internet users’ private data is sent to firms across […]
If You’re Using MySudo for Compartmentalization, Being Tracked for Ads Can Be a Good Thing
A lot has been said about the privacy pitfalls of personalized ads: Only 6% of US consumers opted in to cross-app tracking (which drives personalization) after Apple released its new App Tracking Transparency (ATT) feature in 2021. An independent human rights body in Ireland has just labelled the real-time bidding process behind personalized ads as the “biggest data breach[NB1] ” ever. […]
We’re All Part of the “Biggest Data Breach” Everyday – MySudo Private Browsers Can Protect You
“On average, a person in the US has their online activity and location exposed 747 times every day by the real-time bidding industry.” When we read that, we thought: No wonder people love ad/tracker blockers once they’ve heard about them! The quote comes from the Irish Council for Civil Liberties’ (ICCL) newly released report, The Biggest Data Breach: ICCL […]
3 Ways to Get Your Folks (or Anyone) to Use MySudo
You use MySudo. You love MySudo. You might even be a MySudo power user (that’s a thing). And now you want to get your folks – and everyone in your circle – using and loving the all-in-one privacy app too. Here are 3 simple ways to do it: Frighten them with the facts. Invite them […]
Your Privacy is No Joke: An April Fool’s Day Reminder
This April Fool’s Day don’t fall for privacy apps that collect your personal information. Your privacy is no joke. If a privacy app wants your name, phone number, date of birth or other information, it’s not really private, is it? We’re really talking about the big “privacy apps” here, such as Signal, Telegram, and WhatsApp. […]
The 2 Things MySudo Does Differently From Most Other Apps
MySudo takes protecting your data seriously, and we do two things differently from most other apps: 1. We don’t ask for your personal information to create an account. We don’t ask for any of your personally identifiable information, like email address or phone number, when you open a MySudo account. Instead, your account is protected by […]