The widespread use of the Internet nowadays results in severe leaks of private information. Security breaches and hacker attacks have become commonplace, and numerous frauds and scams online are our present-day reality. Even if you do not feel endangered or extremely worried about your online security, there are certain factors to take into consideration when […]
Privacy
The Video Privacy Protection Act is a prime example of the law’s inconsistency. Constitutional law is the body of rules dictating the affairs of an organized group. It consists of basic rules that cannot be modified without an appropriate procedure. All other types of law (i.e., Statutory Law, Criminal law, Intellectual Property Law, etc.) must […]
Technology has made it easy for companies to monitor their employees to optimize their work performance. By implementing various ways to keep track of their employees’ activities, such surveillance can ensure that said employees are completing their work to the highest standards. Yet, this raises one fundamental question: When can this go too far? And […]
Whatsapp is one of the most popular apps ever, especially after its acquisition by Facebook. Almost everyone uses Whatsapp, but various scandals have come to light recently. Even Marc Zuckerberg faced much backlash when data was breached or, even worse, stolen. So you should probably take a look at why you should delete WhatsApp. Brian […]
India’s government on Wednesday withdrew a data protection and privacy bill which was first proposed in 2019 and had alarmed big technology companies such as Facebook and Google, announcing it was working on a new comprehensive law. The 2019 law had proposed stringent regulations on cross-border data flows and proposed giving the Indian government powers […]
Alphabet unit Google has been targeted by a French consumer group and its peers in complaints to privacy watchdogs over its vast trove of users’ personal data harvested via their Google accounts, European consumer organisation BEUC said on Thursday. In addition to the French consumer group, others in Greece, the Czech Republic, Norway and Slovenia […]
Video streaming service Twitch, social network Pinterest, holiday rental company Airbnb and United Parcel Service (UPS) were all fined by a Moscow court on Tuesday for allegedly refusing to store Russian citizens’ personal data in Russia. Moscow has clashed with Big Tech over content, censorship, data and local representation in a simmering dispute that has […]
Norway’s data privacy watchdog on Wednesday fined gay dating app Grindr 65 million kroner ($7.16 million) for sending sensitive personal data to hundreds of potential advertising partners without users’ consent — a breach of strict European Union privacy rules. The Norwegian Data Protection Authority said it imposed its highest fine to date because the California-based […]
The privacy-driven tech firm, DuckDuckGo brought Friday to Android’s OS a new feature to prohibit passage from hidden third-party trackers to access its Android platform. Named “App Tracking Protection for Android,” will follow Apple’s Tracking Transparency tool, and its beta version will mirror the iPhone maker’s iOS controls. “The idea is we block this data […]
Following Facebook’s financial results released on Monday, the social networking giant is anticipating a damaging effect rising from Apple’s iPhone privacy alterations led by Snap Inc’s missed revenue targets. In April, the iOS developer incorporated additional privacy updates to prohibit advertisers from monitoring iPhone users without their permission. Apple’s move fueled fear in digital ad […]