Google Warns Data Privacy Changes Could Hurt Its Business
Google parent Alphabet Inc. warned that its business may be damaged by changing data privacy practices, new digital advertising polices […]
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German Regulator Says Facebook Can’t Use Data From Instagram and WhatsApp
Facebook “was able to build a unique database for each individual user and thus to gain market power,” says Andreas […]
German Regulator Says Facebook Can’t Use Data From Instagram and WhatsApp
Facebook “was able to build a unique database for each individual user and thus to gain market power,” says Andreas […]
Many popular iPhone apps secretly record your screen without asking
Many major companies, like Air Canada, Hollister and Expedia, are recording every tap and swipe you make on their iPhone apps. […]
Your VPN could be a privacy trap
When people turn to a VPN service, they expect full-on anonymity. Particularly when the VPN service says, “we do NOT […]
China hacked Norway’s Visma to steal client secrets
Hackers working on behalf of Chinese intelligence breached the network of Norwegian software firm Visma to steal secrets from its […]
Hackers stole nearly half a billion personal records in 2018
Hackers stole nearly 447 million consumer records containing sensitive personal information last year, according to the 2018 End-of-Year Data Breach Report from […]
How should we regulate facial-recognition technology?
The privacy concerns with facial-recognition technology are obvious: Nothing is more “personal” than one’s face. So how is the processing […]
Google remain under ICO scrutiny for GDPR misdemeanours
The Information Commissioner’s Office is to work alongside regulators in Europe to establish whether Google has fallen foul of more […]
GDPR investigation begins after a filmmaker’s name is misspelt
The Irish Data Protection Commission (IDPC) is looking into a potential breach of GDPR standards, after a filmmaker filed an […]
Google’s new Chrome Extension checks your passwords are still secure
A new Chrome Extension from Google called Password Checkup will automatically check whether your passwords have been exposed in a […]
UK in top three as GDPR data breaches in EU near 60,000
More than 59,000 data breaches have been reported to regulators across Europe since GDPR came into force last May, with […]