Congressional leaders in the US unveiled a new law this week to ban the use of ‘dark patterns’ by large online players.
Tag Archives: GDPR compliance
Millions of “private” medical helpline calls exposed on internet
Ever wondered what happens to helpline calls recorded “to ensure you get the service you deserve”? It can all go terribly wrong…
Facebook ordered to keep apps data separate without user consent
So much for creating a three-headed Cerberus marketing-happy chat dog! Also, we’ll soon see the who-what-huh? behind the ads we’re shown.
Thieves’ names and descriptions made public on B&Q database
DIY giant B&Q reportedly suffered an Elasticsearch database breach this week that gave up information on around 70,000 shoplifters.
Google fined $57m for data protection violations
In a landmark ruling, France’s data protection commissioner has fined Google 50 million Euros (around $57m) for violating Europe’s privacy laws.
Twitter bug exposed some Android private tweets to public view
The latest privacy glitch, which went unnoticed for over four years, may trigger yet another EU privacy probe.
Some Android apps are secretly sharing your data with Facebook
Apps have been secretly sharing usage data with Facebook, even when users are logged – or don’t have an account at all.
Google’s “deceitful” location tracking is against the law, say 7 EU groups
Seven European consumer organizations are planning to submit a complaint about Google’s location tracking activities to their data protection authorities.
LinkedIn rapped for targeting ads at 18 million Facebook users
What upset the Data Protection Commissioner: none of the 18 million email addresses were those of LinkedIn users.
WordPress GDPR compliance plugin hacked
There’s no obvious executable payload in the attack but the attackers may be building a collection of websites and biding their time.