Facebook transparency report signals need for privacy guidelines
Facebook released its latest Global Government Requests Report covering the second half of 2016. The report shows that over first half 2016 […]
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Meet Chris Vickery, the internet’s data breach hunter
Vickery is security researcher. His job is simple: find leaked and exposed data before the bad guys do. His work has […]
Preparing to Comply with the GDPR: Start Now, Plan to Invest
In May of 2018, Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) will take effect throughout the European Union. GDPR will set data […]
State of the Cyber Nation: UK Government Report on Cybersecurity Breaches
On 19 April 2017, the UK Government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) published a report on cybersecurity breaches […]
Court to Facebook: Stop harvesting users’ WhatsApp personal data without consent
Facebook has lost its bid to collect the personal data of WhatsApp users in Germany — for now. In August […]
Unroll.me backlash shows us exactly what’s wrong with privacy policies
The reaction to a recent report highlights the difference between how companies and consumers view data collection — and also […]
NFL Players Strike a Deal to Sell Their Biometric Data
Quietly flying under the radar in the fitness wearables market is Whoop, a manufacturer of high-end wrist-worn straps that measure […]
Unroll.me Service Faces Backlash Over a Widespread Practice: Selling User Data
Unroll.me, a free service to unsubscribe from email lists, can scour people’s inboxes for receipts from services like Lyft and […]