Popular iOS phone apps are using hidden trackers to collect emails, IP addresses and other personal information without consent while the phone isn’t being used overnight. An experiment by The Washington Post discovered that more than 5,400 app trackers were sending data from a device they hooked up to monitoring software to third parties like […]
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GDPR has empowered people like never before to control their own personal data. One year in, it’s clear that the full impact of GDPR still hasn’t been felt and that there is very real feeling that we will soon start seeing companies of all sizes being brought to book for failing to adhere to legislation.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) legislation came into force a year ago but there is still uncertainty about what exactly it means and what is required. Standardising data privacy across the European Union hasn’t been an easy task by any means and how to comply with the regulation seems to have proved even harder.
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Google is keeping a secret log of all your online shopping purchases. The log is compiled from receipts sent to your Gmail account. If you’ve had your email account for a long time then the list could stretch back years. Anyone who has done any online shopping and elected to receive an email receipt to
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San Francisco has become the first U.S city to ban the use of facial recognition technology (FRT). The system is a method of identifying or verifying the identity of an individual using their face. It can be used to identify people in photos, video, or in real-time. Campaigners say this is a victory for civil rights,
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A new European centre to tackle data privacy will be opened by Google in Germany. The Safety Engineering Centre based in Munich is the latest effort by the tech giant to deal with digital safety issues. A team of engineers will oversee the development of privacy features across all the company’s products. The tech giant
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WhatsApp users have been warned to update their app immediately after a shock cyber threat was discovered. The Facebook-owned firm issued a stark warning as the popular service, which is used by over 1.5 billion people, has been targeted by cyber criminals which could allow them to access and monitor your smartphones. Hackers were able
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UK organisations are required to pay the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) an annual data protection fee unless they are exempt. The fee payable depends on the tier of the organisation, and ranges from £40 to £2,900. Companies could also be fined a massive £4,350 if “aggravating factors” are present, and the funds thus recovered go
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Verizon’s security expert Bryan Sartin said this week that he was “surprised” so little information about data breaches had shown up in public in the 12 months since GDPR came into force. The telecommunications company’s head of global security services told BBC News that “There’s a time bomb around these breaches.” The annual Verizon Data
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As countries across the globe progress with new cybersecurity and data privacy regulations, the United States continues to get by with a patchwork of state and industry-specific regulation. There is little cohesion and there are currently over 90 different digital privacy proposals and over 50 different data breach notification laws – one for each state
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