Security News

Apple Touts Privacy Features of New Operating Systems
2018-06-04 20:26

Apple on Monday said new operating systems powering its mobile devices and computers would include features designed to thwart the use of secret trackers to monitor people's online activities. read more

Yet Another Twist in Messy Aetna Privacy Breach Case
2018-05-30 20:18

Health Insurer Sues Organizations That Represented HIV Patients in Earlier Privacy DisputeA messy legal case involving a 2017 privacy breach that has already cost Aetna about $20 million in...

U.S. Commerce Chief Warns of Disruption From EU Privacy Rules
2018-05-30 15:36

Washington - US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross warned Wednesday that the new EU privacy rules in effect since last week could lead to serious problems for business, medical research and law...

Facebook battles tiny startup over privacy accusations
2018-05-30 10:18

Is there no end to Facebook’s petty humiliations? It is now the turn of an obscure startup called Six4Three to cause the company trouble.

GCHQ bod tells privacy advocates: Most of our work is making sure we operate within the law
2018-05-29 15:22

'If you whack governments on privacy it will only drive the vulnerability market' Privacy advocates, journalists and a representative from GCHQ squared off in a debate on surveillance in Cambridge today.…

Spurred by GDPR, Australian Businesses Catch Up on Privacy
2018-05-29 13:03

Casual View of Privacy in Australia Is Changing, Says Symantec's Brian FletcherThe European Union's new data protection enforcement is prompting a rethink about data handling in Australia, which...

Week in review: VPNFilter, hacking BMW cars, verifying data processing for privacy and GDPR
2018-05-28 14:28

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: The percentage of open source code in proprietary apps is rising The number of open source components in the codebase...

GDPR a Litmus Test for Cross-Border Privacy Attitudes
2018-05-25 17:03

Rather Than Honor Europeans' Data Privacy Rights, Some Organizations Exit EUTo judge by the flood of GDPR-themed email hitting inboxes, Europe's privacy law has been designed to ensure that you...

Alexa Eavesdropping Flub Re-Sparks Voice Assistant Privacy Debate
2018-05-25 16:45

After an Alexa speaker recorded and shared a private conversation, the tech community is casting a wary eye on voice assistant privacy issues.

Europe's Strong GDPR Privacy Rules Go Into Full Effect
2018-05-25 12:48

It's May 25: Do You Know What Your Data Protection Polices Are?The EU's General Data Protection Regulation has gone into full effect as of May 25, 2018. After a two-year grace period following the...