Menstruation apps store excessive information
A study of five leading apps by Privacy International, a UK-based charity, found that companies held intimate information on users.
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Your Credit Score Should Be Based on Your Web History, IMF Says
IMF the researchers see the possibility of using the data from your browsing, search, and purchase history to create a more accurate credit rating.
Advertisers See Data Privacy, Ad Tracking As Top Challenges
The findings of the Interactive Advertising (IAB) report show that data privacy and ad tracking were their top challenges in 2021 for media buyers.
Study Shows Robot Vacuum Cleaners Can Be Hacked to Spy on People
By modifying LiDAR sensors on robot vacuum cleaners, hackers can use it for LidarPhone attack and listen to private conservation for extracting sensitive information.
Researchers Explore Privacy Techniques to Protect Against Re-Identification of Genomic Information
A recent study discusses how DNA information from a cup of coffee or postage stamp can be extracted and how to protect genomic information against re-identification.
Google Researcher Fired For Paper on AI Bias
Timnit Gebru, a well-respected Google researcher, one of the few Black women in her field, said she was fired by […]
GDPR enforcement must level up to catch big tech, report warns
A new report by European consumer protection umbrella group Beuc, reflecting on the barriers to effective cross-border enforcement of the […]
Most Americans Object to Government Tracking of Their Activities Through Cellphones
A new survey found widespread concern among Americans about government tracking of their whereabouts through their digital devices, with an […]
UK businesses face aggregate costs of up to 1.6 billion if no adequacy decision post-Brexit transition period, report finds
The cost to UK businesses of not receiving an adequacy decision from the European Commission could total between £1 billion […]
New Report Finds That Criminals Leverage AI for Malicious Use – And It’s Not Just Deep Fakes
A jointly developed new report by Europol, the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) and Trend Micro […]
The Covid App Ecosystem Has Become a Privacy Minefield
An analysis of nearly 500 Covid-related apps worldwide shows major differences in how much data they expect you to give […]
Nearly half of firms had data breach in last 12 months
Data breaches continue to dominate headlines around the world. Recent findings analyzed by Atlas VPN reveal that as many as […]