German Federal Agencies Publish Privacy and IT Security Requirements for Digital Health Applications
On April 21, 2020, the Regulation on the Requirements and Reimbursement Process for Digital Health Applications (DiGAV) entered into force […]
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Google Play has been spreading advanced Android malware for years
Hackers have been using Google Play for years to distribute an unusually advanced backdoor capable of stealing a wide range […]
Quibi, JetBlue, Wish, others accused of leaking millions of email addresses to ad orgs via HTTP referer headers
Short-video biz Quibi, airline JetBlue, shopping site Wish, and several other companies leaked million of people’s email addresses to ad-tracking […]
India requires all workers to use its COVID-19 tracking app
India is now mandating that all workers use its COVID-19 contact tracing app, even though there are concerns it violates […]
Home affairs data breach may have exposed personal details of 700,000 migrants
Privacy experts have blasted the home affairs department for a data breach revealing the personal details of 774,000 migrants and […]
The Swedish DPA issues 18,700 euro fine against the National Government Service Centre
The Swedish Data Protection Authority imposes an administrative fine of 200,000 Swedish kronor (approximately 18,700 euro) on the National Government […]
Nintendo Accounts Hacked with Security Breach
Nintendo recently announced in a press release (originally published in Japanese) that ID and password information for Nintendo Network IDs […]
Privacy experts reviewed popular video-chat apps
Researchers looked at 15 video chat apps — Zoom, Google Hangouts, FaceTime, Jitsi Meet, Skype, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Signal, Microsoft […]
GDPR Compliance Site Leaks Git Data, Passwords
Researchers discovered a .git folder exposing passwords and more for a website that gives advice to organizations about complying with […]
Insurance Client Sues Small Law Firm $1.5M for data Breach
Warden Grier, a small four-person law firm, is being sued by it’s client – Chicago based insurance company Hiscox Insurance […]
Germany switches sides in privacy contact tracing solution backing Apple and Google
Germany appears to have undertaken a volte-face in the approach it takes to combine privacy and contact tracing, supporting an […]
Aggregated data provides a false sense of security
Accessing personal data comes at a risk to privacy, and there are many unfortunate examples of harm coming to individuals […]