Data watchdog raps EU asylum body for snooping
The European Asylum Support Office combed through social media to monitor refugee routes to Europe for three years. The agency […]
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Bitcoin ransomware locks 10 years’ worth of government data in Argentina
Bitcoin-hungry hackers have attacked a data center in Argentina which houses local government files. The size of the Bitcoin ransom […]
Campaigners threaten UK parties with legal action over data processing
Open Rights Group issue urgent notice to Labour, Conservatives and Lib Dems, representing three individuals. A data rights group has […]
Facebook warns EU regulators seeking data access about privacy, liability risks
Facebook warned European Union regulators on Monday against forcing tech giants to open their vast troves of data to rivals, […]
EDPS investigates European Parliament’s 2019 election activities and takes enforcement actions
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) is carrying out an investigation into the European Parliament’s use of a US-based political […]
Quebec Will Force Uber to Share Trip Location Data
Privacy advocates are concerned that the new law can paint an unsettling picture of people’s movements in Quebec. A new […]
What if our personal data is less the ‘new oil’ and more like uranium?
Organisations are blundering about with our personal information with little idea of how to handle it safely, or even what […]
Microsoft updates terms on data privacy amid EU probe
Microsoft said it was updating the privacy provisions of its commercial cloud contracts after European regulators found its deals with […]
Over 100K malicious sites using valid certificates
New research has uncovered suspicious retail look-alike domains using valid certificates. Research conducted by Venafi, analysed suspicious domains targeting 20 […]
Facebook Earns $132.80 From Your Data per Year
The newly released files indicate that between 2013 and 2015, moves that Facebook touted as protecting consumer privacy—like stopping Six4Three […]
Latest bits on privacy and cybersecurity #7
Here is an interssting read I found recently about privacy, data protection and cyber-security. Hope, you’ll enjoy and find it useful.
Data and privacy could be competition concerns
The Justice Department’s top antitrust official warned tech giants on Friday that amassing vast quantities of consumers’ data could create […]