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Google wants to enable companies and organizations to get the most out of the data they collect. The company has…

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Last updated September 18, 2021
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La Liga is accused of violating the EU’s GDPR laws for collecting data by activating Android device microphones. The soccer…

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Last updated September 18, 2021
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FaceApp is uploading your images onto its cloud servers, but allegedly not on its Russia-based systems. The founder of the…

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Last updated September 18, 2021
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DMVs are not only letting FBI and ICE look into their data, but also private investigators. The offices are selling…

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Last updated September 18, 2021
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The ZAO app can swap people’s faces with those of actors in movies, creating highly convincing deepfakes. The problem is…

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Last updated September 18, 2021
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California court decides that LinkedIn should not prevent bots from scraping user data. The judge justifies the decision by putting…

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Last updated September 18, 2021
tor mobile

Improperly implemented Tor network code on mobile devices results in the leaking of people’s PII. Deloitte researchers have managed to…

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Last updated September 18, 2021
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Facebook agreed to pay ICO "their part" of the Cambridge Analytica crime. The social media platform still denies responsibility but…

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Last updated September 18, 2021
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Facebook says that 100 of its partners have accessed Groups API data that they shouldn’t have. Eleven of them did…

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Last updated September 18, 2021
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A customer of two data enrichment companies has exposed the data of around 1.2 billion people. The data was already…

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Last updated September 18, 2021
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Facebook users in Ireland are currently testing a new photo and video porting tool. The tool works with Google Photos…

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Last updated September 18, 2021
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D-Link introduces new cloud-based AI face recognition and security incident detection features. The new features will be passed to last…

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Last updated September 18, 2021
google

Google scrambled the files of Takeout backups and sent partial data over to the wrong user archives. The company is…

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Last updated September 18, 2021
bytedance tiktok

TikTok will soon get “deepfake” making capabilities, asking users to upload a full scan of their face. The selection of…

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Last updated September 18, 2021
dating apps

After testing 14 of the most popular dating apps on Android and iOS, most of them are found to be…

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Last updated September 18, 2021
apple iphone

Any app can potentially access information that is stored on the iOS pasteboard without necessarily having the permissions to do…

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Last updated September 18, 2021
sweden law court

The Swedish Data Protection Authority is punishing Google for failing to honor multiple RTBF requests. The "right-to-be-forgotten" (RTBF) is a…

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Last updated September 18, 2021
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Giphy user data will now pass over to Facebook, who will get to see how people interact with GIFs. The…

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Last updated September 18, 2021
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The time when we’ll get to have a PIN-protected encrypted folder on Android is approaching. Google has added the relevant…

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Last updated September 18, 2021
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The Canadian Competition Bureau has decided to impose a fine of $6.5 million on Facebook. The social media company is…

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Last updated September 18, 2021
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