Security News

Consumers worry that small privacy invasions may lead to a loss of civil rights
2018-03-29 12:00

A new report by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) shows that consumers around the world perceive wide ranging risks in how their personal information is collected and shared with third...

OCR Considering HIPAA Privacy Rule, Enforcement Changes
2018-03-28 19:33

But Agency Will Seek Public Input FirstFederal regulators are considering potential changes to HIPAA privacy rule and enforcement regulations, but aim to first engage the healthcare sector and...

Facebook Announces New Steps to Protect Users' Privacy
2018-03-28 12:39

Facebook said Wednesday it will overhaul its privacy settings tools to put users "more in control" of their information on the social media website. The updates include improved access to...

FTC to Probe Facebook Over Privacy Practices
2018-03-27 02:16

A US consumer protection agency said Monday it has opened an investigation into Facebook's privacy practices, another blow to the social network, which is struggling to deal with a growing crisis...

Facebook Woes Continue as FTC Opens Data Privacy Probe
2018-03-26 17:44

The Federal Trade Commission on Monday announced it is launching an investigation into Facebook’s data privacy practices

Mozilla Tests DNS over HTTPS: Meets Some Privacy Pushback
2018-03-26 13:15

Mozilla is testing a method of securing DNS traffic via HTTPS, but is faced with some privacy resistance.

Cambridge Analytica and Facebook’s privacy storm: Latest developments
2018-03-20 17:38

A day before the most recent exposé on Strategic Communication Laboratories (SCL)/Cambridge Analytica’s exploitation of user data syphoned out of Facebook to fuel election campaigns, Facebook...

Facebook Data Privacy Policies Bashed By Critics After Cambridge Analytica Incident
2018-03-19 17:53

Facebook is in hot water after acknowledging that a consulting group – that has worked on several high profile political campaigns, including that of President Donald Trump's – used the social...

Big data and insurance: Implications for innovation and privacy
2018-03-15 12:30

The use of big data analytics in insurance offers societal benefits, as improved understanding of risks can inform risk reduction and enhance insurability. However, individuals, firms and...

Firefox news: Fresh releases, Firefox Quantum for Enterprise, privacy protections
2018-03-14 16:54

Firefox 59 (for desktop and mobile) and Firefox ESR 52.7 have been released to the public. Privacy enhancements and security fixes The former sports some performance enhancements that should lead...