Collaborate Disseminate
In this Help Net Security interview, Evelyn de Souza, Head of Privacy Compliance, Oracle SaaS Cloud, talks about the constant efforts required to keep up with privacy laws in each country, and ensuring compliance across the entire organization. She als… Continue reading How global enterprises navigate the complex world of data privacy
It seems modern cars are gobbling up all kinds of data about their drivers including – astonishingly – details of their sex lives. Continue reading Car companies are collecting data on your sex life, and apparently you’re fine with that
In this Help Net Security interview, Mark O’Neill, CTO at BlackDice Cyber, talks about collaboration, transparent policies, and a security-first mindset. As 5G and IoT emerge, robust measures and AI will navigate challenges and shape the telecom indust… Continue reading Balancing telecom security, law enforcement, and customer trust
Common Sense Media released a report examining kids’ privacy trends and practices of hundreds of popular technology companies and products over the last five years. The report is the culmination of evaluating privacy policy data from 200 of the m… Continue reading Products used by children are not nearly as privacy-protecting as they should be
In a recent Mozilla review of the privacy features of 21 popular video call apps, only two were singled out for outstanding features (Signal and Threema). Meanwhile, three products were slapped with a dreaded “*Privacy Not Included” warning… Continue reading Creepy data collection and sharing remain common on popular apps
Regular readers will likely be aware of the considerable debate over changes being made to the free and open source audio editor Audacity by the project’s new owners, Muse Group. …read more Continue reading New Privacy Policy Gets Audacity Back on Track
Data privacy is an important topic in the digitalized economy. Recent policy changes have aimed to strengthen users’ control over their own data. Yet new research from Copenhagen Business School finds designers of cookie banners can affect users&… Continue reading User data privacy decisions can be easily manipulated
The lawsuit alleged that the IBM-owned Weather Channel mobile app did not let users know it was selling their geolocation data. Continue reading IBM Settles Lawsuit Over Weather Channel App Data Privacy
Can AT&T be held liable for identity theft resulting from SIM swapping? In June 2017, Michael Terpin, a prominent cryptocurrency trader from Puerto Rico, turned on his cell phone and found it didn’t work. Apparently, hackers had gone to various AT… Continue reading SIM Swap Crypto Lawsuit Goes Forward in Los Angeles
A web-mapping project came across detainees’ prescriptions and other PII that could be used by identity thieves to victimize prisoners. Continue reading Data about inmates and jail staff spilled by leaky prison app