Twitter data breach decision due on December 17
Despite “very divergent views” between EU data protection authorities over a case of data breaches by Twitter, a final decision […]
Twitter could face its first GDPR penalty within days
European data protection regulators have inched toward an enforcement decision for a Twitter breach that the company publicly disclosed in […]
Twitter Data-Breach Case Won’t Be Resolved Before Year’s End
European privacy regulators are unlikely to issue a final ruling on Twitter’s handling of a 2019 data breach before the […]
Twitter Sued Over ‘Inadvertent’ Use Of Phone Numbers For Advertising
Twitter has been hit with a lawsuit for allegedly drawing on users’ phone numbers to serve them with targeted ads. […]
EU regulators wrangle over Twitter data privacy penalty
European Union privacy regulators are wrangling over the penalty Ireland’s data privacy watchdog was set to issue Twitter for a […]
Years before big hack, Twitter contractors reportedly spied on celebs
Years before the July 15th attack on Twitter that let hackers compromise some of the social network’s most high-profile accounts to […]
Twitter notifies Irish DPC about hack
Social media company Twitter has officially informed Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) of a cyberattack involving high-profile accounts. The DPC […]
The Twitter hack shows a major cybersecurity vulnerability: employees
Attackers keep finding ways to leverage human weakness to get around security measures. On Wednesday, Twitter fell victim to hackers […]
Irish regulator reaches preliminary decision in Twitter privacy probe
Twitter may be the first big technology firm to face a fine by the EU’s lead regulator under the region’s […]
Twitter and WhatsApp could face EU data privacy sanctions
Twitter and Facebook’s WhatsApp are in the firing line as Europe’s leading privacy watchdog for US tech giants edges closer […]
Twitter Removes Privacy Option, and Shows Why We Need Strong Privacy Laws
Twitter greeted its users with a confusing notification this week. “The control you have over what information Twitter shares with […]
Grindr and OKCupid Sell Your Data, but Twitter’s MoPub Is the Real Problem
On January 15, a Norweigian Consumer Council (NCC) investigative report exposed the ways that Grindr, OKCupid, and eight other apps […]