Security News

Consumers worried about privacy more than ever (Help Net Security)
2017-01-25 18:15

84% of U.S. consumers expressed concern regarding the security of their personally identifiable information (PII) and 70% told IDC that their concern is greater today than just a few years ago....

How money-hungry data brokers erode privacy in China (Help Net Security)
2017-01-24 13:15

A recent expose by Southern Metropolis Daily, a Chinese daily newspaper known for its investigative reporting, has revealed that random people with enough money at their disposal can easily...

Global data privacy laws: The #1 cross-border e-discovery challenge (Help Net Security)
2017-01-23 12:30

In the year since the EU’s rejection of Safe Harbor, there has been a spike in legal concern over cross-border data transfers, according to a survey by BDO Consulting. Sixty percent of corporate...

Mozilla’s First Internet Health Report Tackles Security, Privacy (Threatpost)
2017-01-21 14:00

Mozilla released its first Internet Health Report, examining the dangers of over-sharing eroding privacy, and the security of connected devices.

Meitu photo retouching app may be invading your privacy (Help Net Security)
2017-01-20 20:46

Have you heard about Meitu, the photo retouching mobile app that turns people into more cutesy or beautiful versions of themselves? Chances are that even if you don’t know the app’s name, you’ve...

New White House Privacy Report (Schneier on Security)
2017-01-20 15:51

Two days ago, the White House released a report on privacy: "Privacy in our Digital Lives: Protecting Individuals and Promoting Innovation." The report summarizes things the administration has...

Data Privacy Day reminds digital citizens to better manage their privacy (Help Net Security)
2017-01-16 13:15

Many consumers do not fully understand how their information is collected, used and stored by the devices, apps and websites they use every day. According to a recent Pew Research Center study, 91...

Lawmakers Reintroduce Popular Email Privacy Act (Threatpost)
2017-01-10 17:36

A bipartisan group of lawmakers have reintroduced the Email Privacy Act, a bill that would curb law enforcement’s warrantless searches of email stored on third-party servers for over 180 days.