Security News

Fore-get about privacy, golf tech biz leaves 32M data records on the fairway
2024-10-10 14:14

Researcher spots 110 TB of sensitive info sitting in unprotected database Nearly 32 million records belonging to users of tech from Trackman were left exposed to the internet, sitting in a...

Investing in Privacy by Design for long-term compliance
2024-10-10 04:30

In this Help Net Security interview, Bojan Belušić, Head of Information Security & IT Operations at Microblink, discusses the relationship between Privacy by Design and regulatory frameworks like...

Embattled users worn down by privacy options? Let them eat code
2024-10-07 08:30

Struggle ye not with cookies, lest ye become a cookie monster Opinion The people are defeated. Worn out, deflated, and apathetic about the barrage of banners and pop-ups about cookies and permissions.…

Tails OS merges with Tor Project for better privacy, security
2024-09-26 18:00

The Tor Project and Tails OS are merging operations to better collaborate for a free internet by protecting users from surveillance and censorship. [...]

Rethinking privacy: A tech expert’s perspective
2024-09-26 03:30

Data privacy has become one of the most pressing challenges of our time, but it didn’t happen overnight. The proliferation of data collection, coupled with the rise of advanced technologies like...

Mozilla Faces Privacy Complaint for Enabling Tracking in Firefox Without User Consent
2024-09-25 14:12

Vienna-based privacy non-profit noyb (short for None Of Your Business) has filed a complaint with the Austrian data protection authority (DPA) against Firefox maker Mozilla for enabling a new...

LinkedIn Halts AI Data Processing in U.K. Amid Privacy Concerns Raised by ICO
2024-09-21 13:18

The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has confirmed that professional social networking platform LinkedIn has suspended processing users' data in the country to train its artificial...

No way? Big Tech's 'lucrative surveillance' of everyone is terrible for privacy, freedom
2024-09-19 21:48

Says Lina Khan in latest push to rein in Meta, Google, Amazon and pals Buried beneath the endless feeds and attention-grabbing videos of the modern internet is a network of data harvesting and...

Differential privacy in AI: A solution creating more problems for developers?
2024-09-19 05:00

In the push for secure AI models, many organizations have turned to differential privacy. But is the very tool meant to protect user data holding back innovation? Developers face a tough choice:...

Apple releases iOS 18, with security and privacy improvements
2024-09-17 12:43

Apple has launched iOS 18, the latest significant iteration of the operating system powering its iPhones. Along with many new features and welcome customization options, iOS 18 brings several...