Mission possible: How to fend off online trackers
Credit to Author: Leonid Grustniy| Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2019 09:42:23 +0000
The tools that can help preserve your online privacy.
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Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 88
Credit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2019 10:42:04 +0000
This episode brings you stories of Amazon Alexa, a UK government BCC error, and so-called smart-car apps with hard-coded passwords.
Read MoreWhat is personal information? In legal terms, it depends
Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2019 17:03:02 +0000
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| What exactly is the “personal information” that companies need to legally protect? Learn which data points organizations need to secure, from Social Security numbers to olfactory, smell-based data (!), to comply with the law. Categories: Tags: California Consumer Privacy Actcybersecurity lawdata breach notificationdata breach notification lawdata privacy legislationdata protection lawEuropean UniongdprGeneral Data Protection Regulationonline privacypersonal datapersonal informationpersonally identifiable informationRSA Conference |
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Read MoreA Year Later, Cybercrime Groups Still Rampant on Facebook
Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2019 19:39:41 +0000
Almost exactly one year ago, KrebsOnSecurity reported that a mere two hours of searching turned up more than 100 Facebook groups with some 300,000 members openly advertising services to support all types of cybercrime, including spam, credit card fraud and identity theft. Facebook responded by deleting those groups. Last week, a similar analysis found some 74 cybercrime groups operating openly on Facebook with more than 385,000 members.
Read MoreWhat’s wrong with “legal” commercial spyware
Credit to Author: Leonid Grustniy| Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2019 14:42:06 +0000
Commercial spying apps — stalkerware — are not malware in the proper sense of the term, but it’s better to avoid using them anyway.
Read MoreThe global data privacy roadmap: a question of risk
Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2019 15:00:00 +0000
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| For any American company taking steps outside the US market, global data privacy compliance is a question of risk versus reward. Categories: Tags: AfricaamazonArgentinaasiaBahrainBrazilchinaCNILData privacydata privacy lawsdata protection authorityEuropeEuropean UniongdprGeneral Data Protection Regulationglobal data privacyGooglemicrosoftMiddle EastNational Data Protection CommissionPersonal Information Protection ActQatarsingaporeSouth Koreawhitelist |
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Read MoreUS Congress proposes comprehensive federal data privacy legislation—finally
Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2019 15:00:00 +0000
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| The United States might be the only country of its size to lack a comprehensive data privacy law protecting its citizens’ online lives. That could change this year. Categories: Tags: Amy KlobucharBrian SchatzCalifornia Consumer Privacy ActCDTCenter for Democracy and Technologycomprehensive data privacy lawcomprehensive data privacy legislationConsumer Data Protection Actdata brokerData Care ActData Dissemination ActData privacydata privacy lawdata privacy lawsdata privacy legislationfederal legislationgdprGeneral Data Protection RegulationKlobucharMarco RubioprivacyRon WydenRubioSchatzSenatorstatewide legislationWyden |
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Read MoreLocation data leaks from family tracking app database
Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 16:00:00 +0000
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| An app called Family Locator exposed the personal information and locations of 280,000 users in real time, including children. How did this happen? And how can app developers avoid it in the future? Categories: Tags: databaseexposedfamilylocationMongoDB |
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