Privacy group files privacy complaint against Google in France
The Austrian group NOYB claims Android phones violate Europeans' right to privacy.
Privacy group NOYB has instigated a new complaint about Google's use of the Android Advertising ID (AAID) to track users. They claim that the identifiers that the Android system uses are in clear violation of EU l...
Facebook will not notify half-billion users affected by data leak
What's more, the tech giant is still refusing to do anything about the problem.
Facebook did not notify the more than 530 million users whose details were recently made public in a database. Facebook had originally obtained the leaked details through the misuse of a feature before 2019. To make ...
Apple will soon start requiring privacy pop-ups
Apple has announced that in the coming weeks, it will start asking users about their privacy preferences. Apps that sell user data to third parties must first ask for permission to do so.
The new policy will take effect sometime in the coming weeks, writes Reuters. To be exact, the mandatory req...
For Sale: 533 million Facebook users’ records
A hacking forum is offering a database containing more than 533 million Facebook users’ details. The database was first noticed by Alon Gal, the Chief Technology Officer of Hudson Rock on April 3rd and was posted by a user called TomLiner on Raid Forums.
It claims that the information includes...
EU and US in talks over new privacy deal
The European Union and the United States are negotiating on the handling of personal data. The two world powers are looking for a way to make it possible for private data to cross the Atlantic without violating European legislation.
The talks are being spurred on by tech giants such as Facebook,...
Micro Focus integrates Voltage SecureData with Snowflake
On Monday, Micro Focus announced a partnership with Snowflake, the data cloud company, to deliver protections centred around data to organizations globally.
The partnership will see the integration of Micro Focus Voltage SecureData with Snowflake to give Voltage customers seamless and secure wor...
Privacy is about more than data and compliance
Recently, we published a report on the Data Privacy Benchmark Study by Cisco. The main theme of the results of that study is that the events surrounding the corona pandemic have led to a higher appreciation of the concept of privacy among organisations worldwide. We spoke with Michel Schaalje, Secu...
Apple shows required privacy labels for apps
Apple has revealed a list of privacy labels. Developers are required to inform users when they want to share certain personal data with third parties by showing these labels.
The labels appear on an information page about the new privacy guidelines in the App Store. From now on, an app's page in...
Google restarts updates for iOS apps after adding privacy labels
Over the weekend, Google started updating many of its flagship iOS apps after a long delay that was caused by its failure to add the privacy labels required by Apple. Earlier this year, Google said that it would begin adding the labels to the apps as they were updated.
However, they were yet to ...
Cybersecurity has become prime concern for in-house legal teams
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, in-house legal teams are rising to meet the challenges of cybersecurity.
The coronavirus pandemic has had many wide-ranging effects on how companies conduct business. Now, according to a new study, one of those changes includes how enterprises cope with the ...
Swedish data regulator fines police €250,000 for illegal use of Clearview AI
Sweden’s data protection (IMY) has fined the local police authority €250,000 (more than $300,000) for the unlawful use of Clearview AI, a controversial facial recognition software. The use of the software is in breach of the country’s Criminal Data Act.
As part of the enforcement, the poli...
Cisco: importance of privacy increased during Covid-19 pandemic
During the Covid-19 pandemic, the burden on personal privacy increased considerably. To prevent the spread of the virus, people had to share personal information and became more dependent on digital communication.
This emerged from a study conducted by Cisco among 4400 security experts in 25 dif...