38M Records Were Exposed Online from Microsoft Power Apps
Misconfigured Power Apps from Microsoft led to more than a thousand web apps accessible to anyone who found them.
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T-Mobile breach hits 53 million customers as probe finds wider impact
T-Mobile US Inc said on Friday an ongoing investigation into a data breach revealed that hackers accessed personal information of an additional 5.3 million customers, bringing the total number of people affected to more than 53 million.
How your employer may be tracking your remote work
Companies can access personal emails, social media accounts and instant messages.
How US local governments are scaring tech companies
Congress has failed to regulate tech, so states and cities are stepping in with their own approaches to food delivery apps, AI regulation and, yes, privacy. Tech doesn’t like what it sees.
Apple is changing Mail Privacy Protection and email marketers must prepare
Effectively leveraging email analytics and data to inform future emails and multichannel campaigns requires marketers to start preparing now.
Google says geofence warrants make up one-quarter of all US demands
The search giant revealed it received 20,932 geofence warrants in three years.
Social media companies taking steps to protect Afghan users’ privacy
Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn said this week they had moved to secure the accounts of Afghan citizens to protect them against being targeted amid the Taliban’s swift takeover of the country.
China Passes Personal Information Protection Law
China’s 13th Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress passed the Personal Information Protection Law (the “PIPL”).
GDPR Violation Penalties Increased 113% in Past 12 Months
The number of financial penalties for GDPR violations has increased by 113% over the past 12 months, according to the latest data from Finbold.
UN experts call for moratorium on sale of ‘life threatening’ surveillance tech
UN human rights experts called on all States to impose a global moratorium on the sale and transfer of surveillance technology.
Hamburg DPA warns against the use of Zoom
Hamburg DPA has officially warned the Senate Chancellery of the City of Hamburg regarding the use of the video conference solution from Zoom inc.
One year after Schrems II, the world is still waiting for U.S. privacy legislation
As the invalidation of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield continues to cast uncertainty over data flows, the need for federal privacy legislation looms larger than ever.