Use of the kid-addicting, video-sharing app is exploding during lockdown, triggering yet another inquiry into how safe it is for young ones.
Tag Archives: GDPR
Should governments track your location to fight COVID-19?
Google Maps data could help governments track patients that a newly-diagnosed COVID-19 sufferer has been in contact with.
Cookie-nabbing app could have served users side helping of XSS
A popular GDPR compliance WordPress plugin vendor has patched a flaw that rendered both site visitors and admins vulnerable to XSS attacks.
UN hacked via unpatched SharePoint server
UN staffers: the “entire domain” was probably compromised by an attacker who was lurking on the UN’s networks.
NIST’s new privacy rules – what you need to know
How do you ensure you’re compliant with privacy regulations? NIST has released a Privacy Framework to help you get your house in order.
Apps are sharing more of your data with ad industry than you may think
Apps like Grindr, Tinder and Happn are (over-)sharing data about sexuality, religion, and location with a shadowy network of data brokers. And it’s not just dating apps that are doing it…
Weak account checks earn company $10.5 million privacy fine
The telecomms company violates the EU’s GDPR by allegedly failing to fully authenticate people phoning up to access their accounts.
Convicted murderer wins ‘right to be forgotten’ case
Google must remove details of a convicted murderer from its search results in Europe following a German court ruling, it emerged last week.
Pressure mounts for federal privacy law with second bill
Pressure is gathering for a federal privacy law in the US with the introduction of a second bill that would protect consumer data.
EU raises eyebrows at possible US encryption ban
EU officials have warned that they may not take kindly to a US encryption ban or insertion of crypto backdoor technology.