cybersecurity

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July 5, 2022

Apple blocked 1.6 millions apps from defrauding users in 2021

In 2021 App Review team stopped more than 1.6 million risky or vulnerable apps and updates from landing on the App Store and potentially defrauding users.

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July 4, 2022

German Federal Office for Information Security Publishes Security Requirements for Healthcare Apps

German Federal Office for Information Security published technical guidelines on security requirements for healthcare apps.

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July 4, 2022

Europe’s online child abuse law will make us all less safe

If passed, the proposal would essentially create a mass surveillance regime across the EU.

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July 1, 2022

‘Supercookies’ Have Privacy Experts Sounding the Alarm

A German ad-tech trial features what Vodafone calls “digital tokens.” Should you be worried?

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June 6, 2022

Why the search for a privacy-preserving data sharing mechanism is failing

A newpaper argues that many promises around privacy-preserving mechanisms will never be fulfilled and we need to accept these inherent limits.

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June 3, 2022

Dutch intelligence service using controversial Israeli hacking software

Dutch intelligence service AIVD uses controversial hacking software from the Israeli company NSO Group.

May 31, 2022

Dutch public sector gets green light to use Google Workspace

Data Protection Impact Assessment merely a ‘standard step’.

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May 30, 2022

Data leaks on the increase, says Belgium’s Data Protection Authority

Over the past twelve months, reported cases of breached data in Belgium have gone up to 1,529.

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May 24, 2022

Brave Browser’s new Privacy Hub shows which websites are trying to track you and how

Privacy is a big deal and Brave Browser is giving people more information about who is tracking them.

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May 20, 2022

Mastercard’s pay-with-a-smile test is bound to rile privacy advocates

Mastercard wants to create a standard that lets you pay in stores by smiling or waving — but will shoppers be comfortable?

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May 17, 2022

Some top 100,000 websites collect everything you type—before you hit submit

A number of websites include keyloggers that covertly snag your keyboard inputs.

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