Security News

Data collection balancing act: Privacy, trust and consumer convenience
2019-12-18 07:00

With the advent of laws like the EU’s GDPR and California’s CCPA, which are sure to be portents of things to come (i.e., more and better data privacy legislation), companies with a global presence...

The privacy and security trends that will shape 2020
2019-12-16 06:30

Privacy concerns will ratchet up further around IoT and 5G. Even if the industry manages to secure the billions of IoT devices already deployed, they permeate so many aspects of life that it will...

Pairing Privacy and Security with Digital Identities in Retail
2019-12-13 20:31

Omnichannel views of customers are a competitive edge -- but they have to be appropriately implemented.

Weak account checks earn company $10.5 million privacy fine
2019-12-13 11:28

The telecomms company violates the EU's GDPR by allegedly failing to fully authenticate people phoning up to access their accounts.

Facebook Says Ready for New California Privacy Law
2019-12-12 19:20

Facebook on Thursday said it was ready for a data privacy law that will go into effect in its home state of California at the start of next year. read more

Americans should have strong privacy-protecting encryption ...that the Feds and cops can break, say senators
2019-12-10 21:12

I don't care if it's mathematically impossible, make it happen nerds! In its latest attempt to come up with a digital encryption scheme that's both secure and not, the US Senate Judiciary...

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...