Report Reveals Consumers Want Contextually Relevant Ads, Yet Remain Cautious About Privacy
Two years since the enactment of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), data privacy remains a key concern for a […]
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Twitter and WhatsApp could face EU data privacy sanctions
Twitter and Facebook’s WhatsApp are in the firing line as Europe’s leading privacy watchdog for US tech giants edges closer […]
Israel restricts COVID-19 phone tracking to ‘special cases’
Israel’s cabinet has limited COVID-19 phone tracking to ‘special cases’ where normal methods might not be enough. Officials initially wanted […]
Over 190 Law Firms Affected by Advanced Data Leak That Exposed Over 10,000 Legal Documents
A leading UK software company exposed personal information and legal documents belonging to over 190 law firms through a data […]
Chrome to have more intuitive privacy and security controls
Google have started rolling out new tools and a redesign of Chrome’s privacy and security settings on desktop, to help […]
NZ police used unapproved facial recognition software to search for suspects
An unapproved police trial of controversial facial recognition software conducted dozens of searches for suspects in NZ. Police did not […]
Apple whistleblower blasts company over ‘violating fundamental rights’
Thomas le Bonniec revealed last year that while working for Apple he overheard Siri users’ private moments including drug deals […]
Hacker leaks 40 million user records from popular Wishbone app
A hacker has put up for sale the details of 40 million users registered on Wishbone, a popular mobile app […]
Your face mask selfies could be training the next facial recognition tool
Researchers are crawling the internet for photos of people wearing face masks to improve facial recognition algorithms. The practice of […]
REvil Ransomware found buyer for Trump data, now targeting Madonna
REvil ransomware group claims to have buyers ready for documents containing damaging information about US President Donald Trump and is […]
Google is auditioning candidates to succeed the third-party cookie
Google wants other ad exchanges and demand-side platforms to run tests to see whether its proposals to replace third-party cookies […]
EU Commission Opens Public Consultation on Proposed Artificial Intelligence Regulatory Framework
On 19 February 2020, the European Commission published a white paper on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the […]