Nearly half of firms had data breach in last 12 months
Data breaches continue to dominate headlines around the world. Recent findings analyzed by Atlas VPN reveal that as many as […]
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Industry groups urge Europe to reject privacy proposal
Industry associations GSMA and ETNO called on European Union member states to reject a proposal for tightening rules on communication […]
Leaks and lawsuits blight Russia facial recognition
The rise of cloud computing and AI technologies have popularised the technology globally, with supporters saying it promises greater security […]
EU criticised over surveillance aid in nations where privacy at risk
European Union aid has been used to pay for surveillance equipment and training in countries with inadequate safeguards against excessive […]
Police stream live video from Ring doorbells using third-party tech
A handful of police departments across the US are using software that lets them register the locations of people’s home […]
European Data Protection Board Issues Schrems II Recommendations
Following the Court of Justice of the European Union’s (“CJEU”) decision in Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland Ltd and […]
Twitter could face its first GDPR penalty within days
European data protection regulators have inched toward an enforcement decision for a Twitter breach that the company publicly disclosed in […]
Zoom lied to users about end-to-end encryption for years, FTC says
Zoom has agreed to upgrade its security practices in a tentative settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, which alleges that […]
Police Are Tapping Into Ring Cameras to Expand Surveillance Network In Mississippi
The police department in Jackson, Mississippi is partnering with two companies to stream surveillance footage from Ring cameras in a […]
Company forced to change name that could be used to hack websites
Software firm’s director thought name using HTML would be ‘fun and playful’. But Companies House has forced a company to change […]
Canada crawling toward AI regulatory regime, but experts say reform is urgent
Alberta and B.C. privacy commissioners has no authority to levy fines against the any companies that violate Canadians’ personal information, […]
Apple will require privacy “nutrition labels” from developers starting
Apple announced that developers will be required to provide the information for privacy “nutrition label” starting December 8th. Like a […]