ErnieApp – Privacy Knowledge Manager

ErnieApp at MWC2023

MWC2023

Vicky McLeod, Secretary General of GTWN and Editor-in-Chief of The Mobile Century interviews ErnieApp CEO and founder Isa de Michelis. The Privacy Knowledge Manager gets featured among the most innovative apps founded by a woman in TMC issue 9.

Google data view : did you click?

Push

Whichever plan you’re enrolled, you can action the Data View functionality on your Gmail profile. Have you tried it already? If you click on the little ‘eye’ icon you will ‘visualize’ your Google profile parameters, those same parameters Googles auction off every day to advertisers and marketers. This information are truly personal data. They span […]

Your award when you recommend an app

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Recommending an app had never been easier. It’s a simple click on a Refer a Friend button. However, it’s important noting that making a referral is a valuable demonstration of trust toward the app developer and as such should always be rewarded. At ErnieApp we award you 150 Ernie’s for each registered user you recommended […]

Facebook and San Marino

Push Facebook

Facebook fined another 4 million euro for violating user’s privacy by  San Marino Data Protection Authority. No further appeal possible Read >>> full article <<<

Does Google auction daily your geolocations? Yes

Personal and Location Data

Google Location History ‘View’ is the new functionality in ErnieApp that you can use to discover how Google sell to advertisers the ‘places list’ you’ve been. Open the app and click on the little ‘eye’ icon under Google Geolocation to find out.

More universities are banning TikTok from their campus networks and devices

More and more U.S. public universities have blocked the social media app TikTok from their networks and are in the process of removing the app from university-issued devices because of digital security concerns. “There are legitimate reasons to be concerned about data privacy and TikTok. It’s not paranoia,” said Karen North, a professor of digital […]

Privacy take-up in Africa

Africa

The comprehensive data protection laws in Africa share many features that exist in other regimes such as the GDPR, China’s Personal Information Protection Law, and California’s California Consumer Privacy Protection Act and its successor, the California Privacy Rights Act. For example, with respect to the most common rights of data subjects, 33 African countries provide […]

Privacy on Pinterest easy!

Pinterest

Hello ErnieApp users! PKM 4.0 is now released!  You can now control Pinterest privacy settings including your cookies preferences. Pinterest asks your permission to share you profile with search engines. Were you aware of?

ErnieApp 4.0 coming!

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Are you ready for ErnieApp 4.0? We’re getting closer and closer to app 4.0 release. Among other things it will empower you to discover how Google monetize your profile online. True Google says it doesn’t sell your personal data or location history to advertisers but in fact it auctions off your profile via key words […]

October 2022 – Prize Draw Winner Announcement

Game-winners

ErnieApp is happy to announce the winner of the October 2022 Prize Draw edition (25€ Amazon Gift Card). The lucky winner is Cristina C. Well done Cristina ! Cristina is a member of the ErnieApp community which continues to grow and expand beyond European geographies. We can now account new active users in Mexico, Unites […]