UK Government admits breaking privacy law with NHS test and trace
Ministers accused of reckless behaviour over roll-out, with Guardian learning of data breaches. The UK government broke the law in […]
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Seven ‘no log’ VPN providers accused of leaking user logs onto the internet
A string of “zero logging” VPN providers have some explaining to do after more than a terabyte of user logs […]
LinkedIn Sued Over Access to Clipboard Data
Social networking company LinkedIn was hit with a class-action complaint alleging that it engaged in “a particularly brazen, indefensible privacy […]
UK government reported 500 personal data breaches to ICO in a year
Central government reported almost 500 personal data breaches to the Information Commissioner’s Office in the 2020 fiscal year, with one […]
Germany proposes first-ever use of EU cyber sanctions over Russia hacking
Berlin has officially called for the use of a new EU sanctions framework to target Russian individuals following the 2015 […]
Republicans push bill requiring tech companies to help access encrypted data
A group of Senate Republicans is looking to force tech companies to comply with “lawful access” to encrypted information, potentially […]
Privacy-preserving credentials for smartphones are coming
Mobile credentials for smartphones can help us securely and safely verify information about ourselves without revealing data unrelated to the […]
Google says it will no longer save a complete record of every search
Google will no longer save a complete record of every search made by new users, the company says, as it […]
São Paulo subway facial recognition system slammed over user data security and privacy
A new surveillance system is deemed “inefficient and dangerous” as it fails to protect the personal information of 4 million […]
TikTok Will Never Hand Over Data to Chinese Govt, Says CEO
TikTok has claimed that the Chinese government has never requested for user data, nor would the company turn it over […]
More than half of organisations subject to GDPR collect more data than the regulation permits
A Data Risk and Security report released by the security software company Netwrix has revealed that companies are failing to […]
TikTok and 53 other iOS apps still snoop your sensitive clipboard data
Passwords, bitcoin addresses, and anything else in clipboards are free for the taking. The privacy invasion is the result of […]