66% of Workers Risk Breaching GDPR by Printing Work-Related Docs at Home
20% of home workers admit to printing confidential employee info including payroll, addresses and medical information.
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A Spyware Vendor Seemingly Made a Fake WhatsApp to Hack Targets
Technical analyses by Citizen Lab and Motherboard found links between a fake version of WhatsApp and Cy4Gate, an Italian surveillance firm that works with cops and intelligence agencies.
Personal data stolen from Dutch coronavirus track-and-trace programme
Personal information of a large number of people who participated in the Netherlands’ coronavirus track-and-trace programme has been leaked, the Dutch health authorities (GGD) said.
Australian government ordered to compensate asylum seekers for privacy breaches
The Information Commissioner and Privacy Commissioner in Australia, Angelene Falk, has found the Department of Home Affairs interfered with the privacy of 9,251 asylum seekers by mistakenly releasing their personal information.
China Has Stolen 80% Of American Adults’ Personal Data, Expert Claims
Chinese technology has faced many allegations of improper use of data, and this appears to extend to the medical information of US citizens, it is claimed.
Deepfakes Expose Cracks in Virtual ID Verification
The emergence of free, powerful, and easy-to-use deepfake applications has given rise to a new, viable attack vector.
New tool makes it possible to do research on patient records without seeing sensitive information
Researchers have developed a new tool that can collect information from electronic health records without disclosing sensitive patient information.
Tech companies warn EU lawmakers over ‘anti-encryption’ push
Four European apps which secure user data via end-to-end encryption, ProtonMail, Threema, Tresorit and Tutanota, have issued a joint-statement warning over recent moves by EU institutions that they say are setting lawmakers on a dangerous path to backdooring encryption.
Bot Lets Hackers Easily Look Up Facebook Users’ Phone Numbers
The person selling access to the service claims it has data on 500 million Facebook users.
Grindr fined $11.7 million for illegally sharing private user information with advertisers
The company has come under scrutiny for its data security practices in the past.
Is it time to leave WhatsApp – and is Signal the answer?
The Facebook-owned messaging service has been hit by a global backlash over privacy. Many users are migrating to Signal or Telegram. Should you join them?
New Proposed Rule Requires US Banks to Notify Regulators within 36 Hours
The Proposed Rule would require a “banking organization” to notify its primary regulator no later than 36 hours after reasonably determining that a qualifying incident has occurred