ICO sets out new priorities for UK data protection during COVID-19 and beyond
Elizabeth Denham, UK’s Information Commissioner, published a blog post setting out priorities for Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). In a blog […]
GDPR News
Belgian DPA Sanctions Company for Non-Compliance with the GDPR’s DPO Requirements
On April 28, 2020, the Litigation Chamber of the Belgian Data Protection Authority imposed a €50,000 fine on a company […]
Adult Cam Site Exposed 10.88 Billion Records Online
As part of a search on the Shodan engine for unsecured databases, security review site Safety Detectives found that CAM4 […]
UK racing to improve contact-tracing app’s privacy safeguards
NHS officials are racing to introduce greater privacy safeguards for the contact-tracing app at the centre of the government’s lockdown […]
‘No data, security breach’: Aarogya Setu says after hacker claims ‘privacy of 90 million Indians at stake’
Aarogya Setu was alerted “by an ethical hacker of a potential security issue in the app”, which they discussed with […]
Notorious Spyware Vendor Pushes COVID-19 Tracking Solution
A notorious spyware firm currently defending in a lawsuit on spying on WhatsApp users is marketing its COVID-19 tracking solution […]
CCPA Regulations Still Not Final as Enforcement Deadline Approaches
Businesses spent the latter months of 2019 working hard to prepare for the January 1, 2020 implementation of the California […]
Lawful Interception Market worth $8.8 billion by 2025
According to report “Lawful Interception Market″, lawful interception market size is projected to grow from USD 3.6 billion in 2020 to […]
German Federal Agencies Publish Privacy and IT Security Requirements for Digital Health Applications
On April 21, 2020, the Regulation on the Requirements and Reimbursement Process for Digital Health Applications (DiGAV) entered into force […]
Google Play has been spreading advanced Android malware for years
Hackers have been using Google Play for years to distribute an unusually advanced backdoor capable of stealing a wide range […]
Senate bill would set privacy requirements for COVID-19 tracking
A group of senators want to enshrine privacy protections in COVID-19 contact tracing apps through legislation, but there are concerns […]
Quibi, JetBlue, Wish, others accused of leaking millions of email addresses to ad orgs via HTTP referer headers
Short-video biz Quibi, airline JetBlue, shopping site Wish, and several other companies leaked million of people’s email addresses to ad-tracking […]