ICANN Launches Service to Help With WHOIS Lookups

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2023 15:51:58 +0000

More than five years after domain name registrars started redacting personal data from all public domain registration records, the non-profit organization overseeing the domain industry has introduced a centralized online service designed to make it easier for researchers, law enforcement and others to request the information directly from registrars.

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EU parliamentary committee says 'no' to EU-US data privacy framework

The European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs has recommended that the European Commission reject the proposed EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which would govern the way in which the personal information of EU citizens is handled by US companies.

The committee’s decision — formally, a draft motion for a resolution— represents a rejection of the European Commission’s recommendation, announced in December, that the data privacy framework should be adopted. The recommendation stated that US law now offers an “adequate” level of protection for the personal data of EU users of US companies’ services.

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TikTok CEO told to “step up efforts to comply” with digital laws

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In a recent meeting with TikTok’s CEO, EU commissioner Thierry Breton impressed upon the company the need to comply with EU laws in light of the DSA, the DMA, and the GDPR.

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Europe threatens to ban Facebook over data transfers to the US

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2022 09:36:30 +0000

The EU is warning Meta that it needs to make big changes to the way it handles data transfers between the Europe and US.

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Instagram introduces new ways for users to verify their age

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2022 09:47:00 +0000

Meta has announced it’s going to test new age verification methods like social vouching and video selfies for INstagram users.

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A week in security (March 2 – 8)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 09 Mar 2020 20:07:46 +0000

A roundup of the previous week’s security headlines, including the introduction of a new series on child identity theft, an examination of law enforcement’s cybersecurity woes, a progress check on our stalkerware initiative, and more coronavirus scammers on the prowl.

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