Popular fertility app Premom shared data without user consent
The popular fertility app Premom asks users to upload details about their sexual health to receive personalized, remote analysis to help predict […]
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Cyprus DPA banns automated scoring of employee sick leaves
The Commissioner for Personal Data Protection (Cypriot SA) banned the processing and fined LGS Handling Ltd, Louis Travel Ltd and […]
ICO concerned by mass health data-sharing with advertisers
The UK’s data regulator has expressed deep concerns over reports that some of the most popular health websites are sharing […]
Lawmakers want to question Facebook about the privacy of groups
Lawmakers are looking to question Facebook about its privacy practices after allegations that the service revealed sensitive health information in […]
Businesses overconfident on how much consumers trust them to handle sensitive data
As cybersecurity concerns rise, a new report from CA Technologies reveals a disconnect between consumers and professionals when it comes […]
Cypriot woman wins over state to hide religious record
Elena Milioti has become the first Cypriot citizen to remove her religious creed from state records. She disputed that this […]
Argentina court decision clarifies the concept of sensitive data
The Federal Court of Appeals on Civil and Commercial Matters has expanded the country’s already robust data protections by ruling […]
The Guardian view on Grindr and data protection: don’t trade our privacy
The idea that people’s HIV status and physical location should be used by advertisers is unsurprising in the tech world […]
Putting patient data on phones introduces new privacy and security concerns
The recent push from both Apple and the CMS to give patients more control of their own health data stands […]
Michigan genomic research lab protects data with de-identifier, multilayer platform
The ability to share massive amounts of anonymized human genomic data between accredited hospitals and medical centers is a tremendously […]
The Pregnancy Panopticon
There are a staggering number of applications for Android and iOS which claim to help people keep track of their […]