Security News

GDPR Violation: German Privacy Regulator Fines 1&1 Telecom
2019-12-10 13:48

$11 Million Fine for Authentication Shortcomings at Telecommunications ProviderOne of the largest fines to date for violating the EU's General Data Protection Regulation has been announced by...

GDPR Breach: German Privacy Regulator Fines 1&1 Telecom
2019-12-10 11:33

$11 Million Fine for Authentication Shortcomings at Telecommunications ProviderOne of the largest fines to date for breaching the EU's General Data Protection Regulation has been announced by...

TikTok settles class action over child privacy one day after it’s filed
2019-12-10 10:36

The $1.1m settlement is an “excellent result,” TikTok said, unsurprisingly: compared with its $5.7m FTC fine, it's dirt cheap.

Advertisers want exemption from web privacy rules that, you know, enforce privacy
2019-12-09 22:41

They also want a ban on interfering with their cookies Amid the final rulemaking before the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is scheduled to take effect next year, five ad industry groups...

AI, Machine Learning and Robotics: Privacy, Security Issues
2019-12-06 19:48

The use of artificial intelligence, machine learning and robotics has enormous potential, but along with that promise come critical privacy and security challenges, says technology attorney Stephen Wu.

US parents file class action against TikTok over children’s privacy
2019-12-06 12:10

Collecting children's data without their guardians' consent is illegal under COPPA and already earned TikTok a huge fine.

John Halamka on Privacy, Security of Mayo Clinic Platform
2019-12-05 18:03

In an in-depth interview, John Halamka, M.D., the former long-time CIO at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, discusses his upcoming move to head Mayo Clinic's digital health...

StrongSalt Open Privacy API: Searching and sharing encrypted data in cloud and enterprise apps
2019-12-05 03:30

In a move to address today’s major problem behind privacy – making encryption usable – StrongSalt announced the first Open Privacy API for searching and sharing encrypted data in cloud services...

GOP Federal Privacy Bill Would Supersede CCPA
2019-12-04 15:33

Sen. Roger Wicker Seeks Single Set of National RequirementsAfter several moves by Democrats to introduce federal privacy legislation, Republican Senator Roger Wicker on Tuesday unveiled a draft...

Mozilla locks nosy Avast, AVG extensions out of Firefox store amid row over web privacy
2019-12-04 09:58

Add-ons accused of slurping every URL netizens visit The Firefox extensions built by Avast have been pulled from the open-source browser's online add-on store over privacy fears.…