India to approach the EU seeking ‘adequacy’ status with the GDPR
India will approach the European Union seeking ‘adequacy’ status with the General Data Protection Regulation once the country finalizes and […]
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Seattle woman detained for Capital One data breach
Authorities managed to detain an individual suspected of being behind the Capital One hack, which news reports reveal as a […]
Apple contractors ‘regularly hear confidential details’ on Siri recordings
Apple contractors regularly hear confidential medical information, drug deals, and recordings of couples having sex, as part of their job […]
Capitol One Breach Sets Record
Capitol One bank announced that a criminal hacker stole the personal information of 106 million people who had applied for […]
Fujifilm’s first surveillance camera can read a license plate from 1km away
Fujifilm is getting into surveillance cameras with the SX800, a long-range surveillance camera with a 40x optical zoom that’s designed […]
China camera apps may open up user data to Beijing government requests
In the wake of growing global concerns over internet privacy and security protection, cybersecurity experts say Chinese companies cannot deny […]
New bill could ban facial recognition in public housing
The No Biometric Barriers to Housing Act is expected to be introduced this week. The bill would prohibit the use […]
Soon, satellites will be able to watch you everywhere all the time
Every year, commercially available satellite images are becoming sharper and taken more frequently. Privacy advocates warn that innovation in satellite […]
‘Anonymised’ data can never be totally anonymous
An anonymised dataset is supposed to have had all personally identifiable information removed from it, while retaining a core of […]
Russia is working on a Tor de-anonymization project
Hackers have stolen a massive trove of sensitive data and defaced the website of SyTech, a major contractor working for […]
FaceApp Reveals Huge Holes in Today’s Privacy Laws
Cameras are everywhere, and data brokers are vacuuming up information on individuals. But regulations have not kept pace. Facial recognition […]
Equifax Agrees to Pay Up to $700 Million to Resolve 2017 Breach
On July 22, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission announced that Equifax Inc. agreed to pay at least $575 million, and […]