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 […]
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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 […]
The Browser Extensions Are Selling Your Personal Information
A new investigative report looks at just how your browser extensions are capturing and selling your Web history and private […]
Google Chrome’s Incognito Mode is way less private than you think
Google Chrome 76 is limiting how you can be tracked in its Incognito Mode. But that doesn’t mean you’re not […]
FaceApp responds to privacy concerns as senator asks FBI, FTC to investigate Russian app
The photo-editing app’s ability to realistically age people has seen its popularity surge, but privacy concerns over the Russian-developed program […]
Russia’s Secret Intelligence Agency Hacked: ‘Largest Data Breach In Its History’
Hackers successfully targeted Russia’s state security agency last week through a major contractor, stealing and publishing details 7.5 terabytes of […]
Former motor industry worker ordered to pay £25,500 from proceeds of data theft
A motor industry employee who was sentenced to six months in prison in November 2018 for accessing personal data without […]
Whistleblower data breach reports almost triple after GDPR crackdown
Whistleblower reports over data breaches have almost tripled over the past year since the introduction of GDPR. Reports from whistleblowers […]
Blockchain startup JEDTrade launches privacy-protected data exchange platform
Singapore-based blockchain startup JEDTrade has launched Jupiter Chain – a consent-able data exchange platform that enables the use of data […]
The Netherlands imposes first GDPR fine of EUR 460,000
The Dutch Data Protection Authority – Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens – has issued its first GDPR-fine of EUR 460,000. The fine is […]
FaceApp is back and so are privacy concerns
FaceApp, a Russia-based app that applies filters to photos, is having another moment in the spotlight this week. The app […]
Google is investigating the source of voice data leak
Google has responded to a report this week from Belgian public broadcaster VRT NWS, which revealed that contractors were given access to Google Assistant […]