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December 22, 2020

Menstruation apps store excessive information

A study of five leading apps by Privacy International, a UK-based charity, found that companies held intimate information on users.

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December 22, 2020

The vulnerabilities that allowed Russia’s SolarWinds hack have been known for decades

The awareness that something like this could happen dates all the way back to the dawn of the internet, when it was a Defense Department research-sharing project called the ARPANET.

December 22, 2020

Trump Twitter Account Hacker Won’t Be Punished

The Netherlands’ Public Prosecution Service has announced that, the Dutch hacker who broke into the Twitter account of Donald Trump, will not be punished.

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December 22, 2020

UK ICO Publishes New Data Sharing Code

The Code focuses mainly on data sharing among data controllers who are subject to the GDPR and the UK Data Protection Act 2018.

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December 22, 2020

EDPB Publishes Its 2021-2023 Strategy

the European Data Protection Board released its 2021-2023 Strategy. read this article to learn more.

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December 22, 2020

European Union Implements Changes to Export Control Rules

The EU has updated its export control rules for dual-use items. read this article to learn more.

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December 22, 2020

Your Credit Score Should Be Based on Your Web History, IMF Says

IMF the researchers see the possibility of using the data from your browsing, search, and purchase history to create a more accurate credit rating.

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December 22, 2020

Firefox to ship ‘network partitioning’ as a new anti-tracking defense

Firefox 85 will ship with a feature named Network Partitioning as a new form of anti-tracking protection.

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December 22, 2020

Senate Commerce Committee Holds Hearing on the Invalidation of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield and the Future of Transatlantic Data Flows

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation held a hearing on the Invalidation of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield and the Future of Transatlantic Data Flows.