The Persistent Threat of Insider Data Theft
For seven years, Zhengquan “Jim” Zhang worked as an IT engineer for KCG Holdings, a Wall Street securities firm, where […]
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Mariano’s, Kimpton Hotels sued over alleged collection of biometric data: ‘It’s something very personal’
Roundy’s, Intercontinental Hotels’ Kimpton chain and data center operator Zayo Group are accused of violating Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act. […]
Facebook Ireland fights Max Schrems over class action suit
Austrian lawyer seeking court permission to take privacy case against social network. Source: Facebook Ireland fights Max Schrems over class […]
Irish student wins support in legal battle over exam script
Advocate General tells European court that exam scripts do constitute ‘personal data’. Source: Irish student wins support in legal battle […]
Why we keep falling for online phishing scams and downloading viruses
Why do so many of us fall prey to phishing attacks and online scams? We hear warnings about the dangers […]
Businesses warned against ‘dressing up’ marketing emails that customers have opted out of
Businesses cannot send marketing emails to customers that have elected to opt out of receiving such messages as part of […]
D-ID’s tech protects your privacy by confounding face recognition algorithms
Unless you literally wear a mask all the time, it is almost impossible to completely avoid cameras and face recognition […]
TSB to deploy iris recognition technology to enable customer authentication
TSB is set to become the first European bank to deploy eye-scanning technology to allow customers to login in securely […]
‘Privacy Tick’ to say who can be trusted with personal info
New Zealand’s Privacy Commission is developing a rating to help people identify which products or services they can trust with […]
Privacy campaigners criticise UK plan for age checks on porn websites
Privacy and free speech campaigners have criticised the government’s plans to force pornography websites to use age checks or face […]
Apple’s Dangerous Market Grab in China
Responding to to China’s new cybersecurity regulations that require companies keep citizens’ data within the country’s borders Apple is opening a […]
Newcastle City Council suffers adoption data leak
An unintended email attachment that includes names of current and former adoptees, parents and social workers was sent to 77 recipients as […]