Security News

Google Fined $170 Million For Violating Kids' Privacy On YouTube
2019-09-06 07:03

Google has finally agreed to pay $170 million fine to settle allegations by the Federal Trade Commission and the New York attorney general that its YouTube service earned millions by illegally...

400 Mn Facebook Users' Phone Numbers Exposed in Privacy Lapse: Reports
2019-09-05 11:19

Phone numbers linked to more than 400 million Facebook accounts were listed online in the latest privacy lapse for the social media giant, US media reported Wednesday. read more

Google to pay $170 million for violating children’s privacy on YouTube
2019-09-05 10:21

Google and its subsidiary YouTube will pay a record $170 million to settle allegations by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the New York Attorney General that the YouTube video sharing...

Privacy Advocates Criticize FTC's Google Settlement
2019-09-04 21:33

Google to Pay $170 Million Fine for YouTube's Privacy ViolationsGoogle will pay a $170 million fine to settle allegations that its YouTube subsidiary illegally collected personal information about...

Credit Card Privacy
2019-09-04 11:22

Good article in the Washington Post on all the surveillance associated with credit card use....

EFF and Mozilla scold Venmo over app’s privacy failings
2019-09-04 09:34

The tense stand-off between privacy campaigners and the popular mobile payment app Venmo has taken another turn for the worse.

China’s new face-swapping app Zao gets whiplash-fast privacy backlash
2019-09-03 10:53

Fast trip: in two days, it debuted, shot to the top of China's App Store, sparked privacy outrage, and got banned by WeChat.

Chinese Face-Swapping App ZAO Sparks Privacy Concerns After Going Crazily Viral
2019-09-03 08:33

What could be more exciting than seeing yourself starring alongside your favorite actor in a movie, music video, or TV program? Yes, that's possible—well, kind of, by using a new AI-based deepfake...

Viral Chinese App Loses Face, But Not Fans, Over Privacy Concerns
2019-09-02 13:57

A Chinese face-swapping app that allows users to convincingly superimpose their own likeness over characters in movies or TV shows has rapidly become one of the country's most downloaded apps, but...

News Wrap: Dentist Offices Hit By Ransomware, Venmo Faces Privacy Firestorm
2019-08-30 14:07

From new ransomware attacks to privacy issues around Venmo and Ring, Threatpost editors break down the top news of this week.