FTC holds alcohol delivery app Drizly and its CEO liable for lax data security before 2020 hack

The order makes the unusual move in specifically naming the company’s CEO and could signal a more aggressive FTC on privacy matters.

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Treasury fines virtual currency exchange Bittrex for failing to catch ransomware payments

The virtual currency exchange based in Washington state failed to catch more than 100,000 transactions from sanctioned regions.

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Treasury fines virtual currency exchange Bittrex for failing to catch ransomware payments

The virtual currency exchange based in Washington state failed to catch more than 100,000 transactions from sanctioned regions.

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White House announces new surveillance guardrails to meet EU Privacy Shield expectations

The executive order will give EU citizens redress for intelligence collection that violates U.S. laws.

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White House announces new surveillance guardrails to meet EU Privacy Shield expectations

The executive order will give EU citizens redress for intelligence collection that violates U.S. laws.

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Facebook warns 1 million users about apps trying to compromise accounts

Facebook identified 400 apps across the Google Play and Apple App store that posed as harmless lifestyle and business services to dupe users.

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‘Fines alone aren’t enough:’ FCC threatens to blacklist voice providers for flouting robocall rules

The FCC move to prevent American from receiving robocalls could boot as many as seven VoIP providers from U.S. telecom networks.

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People search websites create privacy nightmares for abortion rights advocates

Many abortion rights advocates say data brokers selling their personal information online put them at risk.

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Privacy advocates want the FTC to take on invasive daycare apps

Researchers have found some daycare apps share information such as the number of diaper changes with third-parties without disclosing it.

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Agencies don’t know what sensitive data new IT systems collect on Americans, GAO report finds

A rise in breaches of federal agencies involving personally identifiable information in recent years highlights the ongoing challenge the federal government faces in protecting privacy

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