China hacked Norway’s Visma to steal client secrets
Hackers working on behalf of Chinese intelligence breached the network of Norwegian software firm Visma to steal secrets from its […]
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FamilyTreeDNA Admits to Sharing Genetic Data With FBI
The direct-to-consumer testing site quietly agreed last year to help federal investigators solve rapes and murders. The arrangement was not […]
Google Screenwise: An Unwise Trade of All Your Privacy for Cash
Imagine this: an enormous tech company is tracking what you do on your phone, even when you’re not using any […]
Fake DSARs: They’re a thing?
Privacy professionals charged with monitoring DSAR compliance report seeing some suspicious trends regarding such requests, some seemingly with nefarious motives. […]
Does anonymization or de-identification require consent under the GDPR?
Data de-identification has many benefits in the context of the EU General Data Protection Regulation . One of the recurring […]
Apple cracks down on Facebook after it paid teens for access to their data
Facebook paid users as young as 13 to install an app that gave the company access to everything their phone […]
Google faces another GDPR probe
The Swedish Data Protection Authority (Datainspektionen) announced the investigation earlier this week. The probe is the result of a complaint […]
Researchers Allege ‘Systemic’ Privacy, Security Flaws in Popular IoT Devices
A new report found that a dozen connected devices are open to several security and privacy issues. Researchers said they […]
UK spying on asylum seekers by tracking debit card use
The Home Office has been accused of “spying” on asylum seekers after it was reported the department secretly monitors their […]
2019: when personal data isn’t personal anymore
Government privacy regulations and calls for better self-governance of data collection by companies today all revolve around the concept of […]
ICO explains personal data flows after Brexit
UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) posted a myth-busting blog for small and medium businesses (SMBs) with facts on how data […]
Austria’s Post Office under fire over data sharing
Austria’s national post office found itself under fire Tuesday for collecting and selling information about customers’ political allegiances in what […]