50 million Facebook profiles harvested for Cambridge Analytica in major data breach
The data analytics firm that worked with Donald Trump’s election team and the winning Brexit campaign harvested millions of Facebook […]
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Uber to share its London data in latest charm offensive
Uber is fighting to keep its 40,000 drivers operating on the roads of Britain’s capital city, its most important European […]
UK’s DPA promises regulatory sandbox for digital innovations
Businesses developing innovative digital products and services will be able to test that their solutions comply with data protection laws […]
The Truth Behind Vero’s Privacy Claims and Strange Success
New social network Vero takes its name from the Latin for “truth” and has positioned itself as a privacy-focused social […]
We still have no idea what really happens on Facebook
A team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute and Northeastern University may have figured out how to beat ad […]
WhatsApp will not share user data with Facebook until it complies with GDPR
Facebook, its popular messaging app WhatsApp, and the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) have reached a truce in their long-running […]
Amazon Partnership with British Police Alarms Privacy Advocates
Police in Lancashire, a county in northwest England, have rolled out a program to broadcast crime updates, photos of wanted […]
How Your Returns Are Used Against You at Best Buy and Other Retailers
Every time shoppers return purchases to Best Buy Co., they are tracked by a company that has the power to […]
The Powerful Global Spy Alliance You Never Knew Existed
It is one of the world’s most powerful alliances. And yet most people have probably never heard of it, because […]
Most Britons concerned about personal data sharing
Most UK consumers are concerned about personal data they have shared online, but few know the extent of that data […]
Benchmarking incidents involving regulated data as the GDPR looms
The information we collect as a matter of doing business is growing. Think of the advances in technology and the […]
Equifax breach could be most costly in corporate history
Equifax Inc. said it expects costs related to its massive 2017 data breach to surge by $275 million this year, […]