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News about disconnect

• EFF-led group wants to give do-not-track some bite

  The initiative is the first credible attempt to define what "do not track" actually means, according to backer

• The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Tuesday, June 2

  Apple streaming service likely at WWDC...Intel shows Skylake tab in Taipei...ARM looks to IoT security, possible acquisition

• Disconnect files EU antitrust complaint against Google after app ban

  Google called the complaint baseless and said Disconnect's app simply violates its app store rules

• Privacy-focused Blackphone starts shipping to early adopters

  The manufacturer plans to take new orders starting July 14

• New software targets hard-to-understand privacy policies

  The Privacy Icons browser add-on translates websites' privacy policies into nine easy-to-grasp categories

• People flock to anonymizing services after NSA snooping reports

  However, even vendors offering those services can't guarantee 100 percent success in shielding data from government surveillance