Tag: user data privacy

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Facebook avoids $3.7-billion mass action case in the UK, for now

Facebook avoids $3.7-billion mass action case in the UK, for now

On Monday, Facebook temporarily kept at bay a collective lawsuit valued at up to 3 billion pounds following allegations that the social media company took advantage of its dominant position to make money from its users' data. The London tribunal listening to the case gave the claimants’ lawyer... Read more

date29 days ago
‘Amazon may settle EU antitrust probes by the end of the year’

‘Amazon may settle EU antitrust probes by the end of the year’

After making concessions to address concerns over the use of seller data, US retail giant Amazon may be able to settle two EU antitrust probes by the end of the year, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters. If it manages to conclude the probes, Amazon escapes a fine of up to 10 percent... Read more

date4 months ago
Interserve fined £4.4 million for lack of data protection

Interserve fined £4.4 million for lack of data protection

Interserve was fined £4.4 million by the UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) after a breach of personal employee data. In 2019, UK-based outsourcing firm Interverse was faced with several cyberattacks that compromised the personal information of 113,000 employees. From March 18th to D... Read more

date5 months ago
US is expected to reveal a revamped Privacy Shield next week

US is expected to reveal a revamped Privacy Shield next week

Three sources familiar with the matter told POLITICO that the White House is set to issue its long-anticipated executive order on transatlantic data flows next week. The new Privacy Shield is intended to address European complaints about US surveillance methods, and it may be signed and announc... Read more

date6 months ago
DataGuard raises $61 million to improve data protection

DataGuard raises $61 million to improve data protection

DataGuard raised $61 million in capital to enhance its SaaS services, enabling clients to improve data privacy and protection. Numerous businesses are facing multi-million dollar fines due to their negligence in maintaining data privacy and protection. Regulation is an unquestionable part of the... Read more

date6 months ago
SGX, Intel’s seemingly secure data fortress, has been breached

SGX, Intel’s seemingly secure data fortress, has been breached

The ÆPIC leak CPU bug spills users' sensitive and confidential data in seconds from Intel SGX enclaves. Intel's latest CPUs contain a major vulnerability that enables attackers to achieve encryption keys as well as other private data protected by its SGX. This cutting-edge feature works as a va... Read more

date7 months ago
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