Microsoft’s Free Rein Over EU Staff Data Sparks Privacy Warning
Microsoft Corp.’s licensing agreements with European Union authorities gave the U.S. tech giant free rein to oversee data processing activities […]
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Facebook says 5,000 app developers got user data after cutoff date
A Facebook privacy mechanism blocks apps from receiving user data if users didn’t use an app for 90 days. Facebook […]
TikTok and 53 other iOS apps still snoop your sensitive clipboard data
Passwords, bitcoin addresses, and anything else in clipboards are free for the taking. The privacy invasion is the result of […]
Hackers are hiding virtual credit card skimmers in image file metadata
Hackers put Magecart JavaScript code into the EXIF metadata of image files, which is then loaded and executed by compromised […]
Chrome extensions with 33 million downloads slurped sensitive user data
Browser extensions downloaded almost 33 million times from Google’s Chrome Web Store covertly downloaded highly sensitive user information The extensions, […]
UK launches new fake ad alert system to target online fraud
Fraudulent online advertising is being targeted via a new reporting system created by UK authorities. The UK Scam Ad Alert, […]
iPhone spyware lets police log suspects’ passcodes when cracking doesn’t work
A tool, previously unknown to the public, doesn’t have to crack the code that people use to unlock their phones. […]
Attorney General pens letters to Apple, Google urging them to protect consumer privacy on COVID-19 tracing apps
Attorney General Letitia James is calling on two major tech companies to protect consumer information and privacy as New Yorkers […]
Dating Apps Exposed 845 GB of Explicit Photos, Chats, and More
The researchers found 845 gigabytes and close to 2.5 million records, likely representing data from hundreds of thousands of users. […]
Norway pulls its coronavirus contacts-tracing app after privacy watchdog’s warning
One of the first national coronavirus contacts-tracing apps to be launched in Europe is being suspended in Norway after the […]
Zoom to exclude free calls from end-to-end encryption to allow FBI cooperation
Zoom, the popular video conferencing platform, has announced it will provide end-to-end encryption after facing a litany of privacy and […]
Critical Vulnerability Could Have Allowed Hackers to Disrupt Traffic Lights
A critical vulnerability affecting traffic light controllers made by SWARCO could have been exploited by hackers to disrupt a city’s […]