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
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
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
Users sue Meta for dodging Apple’s privacy rules to spy on customers
Meta has been sued for purportedly creating a secretive work-around for Apple's iPhone consumer privacy rules launched last year.
A class-action complaint was filed by two Facebook users in federal court on Wednesday. The users allege that Meta dodged Apple’s 2021 privacy protocols and violate... Read more
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
Cookieless world a bad fit for around 55% of corporations
A study shows how the majority of businesses are not equipped to handle a world void of cookies.
About 81% - an overwhelming majority – of businesses use third-party data. Also, more than 54% of companies reported they aren't fully prepared for the cookieless world.
Both Mozilla's Firefox a... Read more
WhatsApp updates its privacy policy in the EU after a €225M fine
Following a €225 million fine from the Irish Data Protection Commission in September, WhatsApp has introduced "edits and clarifications" to its data privacy policies in Europe.
The modifications aim to "clarify" and "amplify" policies for those who don't use WhatsApp, as well as clea... Read more
Ireland’s decision about Facebook sparks argument about limits of GDPR
EU officials are getting ready to fight regarding how much control companies should have over the processing of personal data after a decision targeting Facebook came out of Ireland’s privacy regulator, triggering pushback from campaigners.
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission said last week... Read more
Misconfiguration in Microsoft Power Apps exposed 38 million records
There seems to be no end in sight regarding the exposure of sensitive data due to misconfigurations. Microsoft's Power Apps platform exposed 38 million records to the general public on the open web due to misconfiguration, according to newly released cybersecurity research.
The data leaks result... Read more
Google took action against SafeGraph, for selling users’ data
Google has banned SafeGraph, over claims that the company collected and sold Android users’ location data. Android developers who used SafeGraph’s software development kit (SDK) had seven days to remove the location gathering tools from their apps or risk getting kicked out of the Play Store.
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