How to check whether Facebook shared your data with Cambridge Analytica
Facebook has started the process of notifying the approximately 87 million users whose data was harvested by the election consultancy […]
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Facebook scandal ignites a privacy awakening
After years of privacy complaints about the tech industry, Facebook’s data scandal may be the one that finally leads users […]
US President signs overseas data access bill into law
The House of Representatives has approved a piece of legislation (PDF) that makes it easier for law enforcement to get […]
Facebook logs SMS texts and calls, users find as they delete accounts
Leaving the social network after Cambridge Analytica scandal, users discover extent of data held. As users continue to delete their […]
New documents reveal FBI paid Geek Squad repair staff as informants
The relationship between the FBI and employees of Best Buy’s computer and device repair unit Geek Squad is more complex […]
UK Home Office warned over plans to block immigration data access for EU citizens
Plans to deny millions of people the right to access immigration data held on them by the Home Office are […]
Aussie law enforcement worried about limited access to data due to new technologies
Australia’s law enforcement agencies say 5G and IPv6 technologies will make it significantly more difficult to access communications and warn […]
New Zealand’s DPA releases Data Subject Access Tool
Under the Privacy Act, you have the right to ask for personal information about you. Here’s an easy way to ask […]
US Supreme Court hears arguments in United States v. Microsoft
Today, the United States Supreme Court hears arguments in a case with major implications for the privacy profession. The dispute […]
US Supreme Court weighs Microsoft privacy fight over data stored overseas
A major privacy rights fight between Microsoft and the Justice Department reaches the Supreme Court this week. The nine justices […]
Canadian firms hindering customer data access requests
Businesses could do a better job at responding to Canadians’ requests to look at the personal data they hold, according […]
French man who kept porn on work computer loses privacy appeal
A man who kept a stash of pornography on his work computer has failed to convince judges his right to […]