TikTok unclear on how old EU data will be transferred to new Irish data centre
TikTok has admitted that it will not retroactively transfer all EU personal data to its new data site in Ireland […]
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US bans WeChat and TikTok
On September 18, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced detailed sanctions relating to the mobile applications WeChat and TikTok. […]
Shopify reports ‘rogue’ employees stole some customer data
The company’s software enables online shopping for other businesses, and in a blog post it revealed that two employees were […]
Iranian hackers’ Android malware spies on dissidents by stealing 2FA codes
An Iranian hacking group made Android malware that appears built to spy on regime critics by stealing their two-factor codes. […]
Woman dies during a ransomware attack on a German hospital
It could be the first death directly linked to a cybersecurity attack. Experts have been warning for years that this […]
Homeland Security warns of a ‘critical’ security flaw in Windows servers
US Homeland Security has issued an emergency alert for a Windows security flaw, Zerologon, that allows attackers to compromise entire […]
Google will start removing stalkerware and ‘misleading’ apps from its Play Store from October 21
The tech giant will give app developers until October 1 to remove stalkerware code from their official online store. Google […]
Privacy, effectiveness among concerns of robocall-blocking apps
If you’re one of many Canadians who’ve considered alternative measures to block robocalls to your smartphone, a consumer agency says […]
European Police Malware Could Harvest GPS, Messages, Passwords, More
The malware that French law enforcement deployed en masse onto Encrochat devices, a large encrypted phone network using Android phones, […]
Cloud Industry Unites to Create Global Standard for Transfer of Personal Data following ‘Schrems II’ ruling
The creators of the data protection market standard for cloud, the EU Cloud Code of Conduct, announced work is underway […]
Data Privacy Increasingly a Focus of National Security Reviews
Oracle’s bid to partner with TikTok app may not be a standard-issue business deal, but it’s increasingly the sort of […]
IRS offers grants for software to trace privacy-focused cryptocurrency trades
Grants of up to $625,000 will be issued in exchange for cryptocurrency tracking technologies. The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) […]