Category Archives: Online Security
Your car is watching you.
Your car is watching you. Who owns the data? By Gopal Ratnam If you’re driving a late model car or truck, chances are that the vehicle is mostly computers on wheels, collecting and wirelessly transmitting vast quantities of data to …
A family tracking app was leaking real-time location data
A family tracking app was leaking real-time location data By Zack Whittaker A popular family tracking app was leaking the real-time locations of more than 238,000 users for weeks after the developer left a server exposed without a password. The app, …
The U.S. government fined the app now known as TikTok $5.7 million for illegally collecting children’s data
The U.S. government fined the app now known as TikTok $5.7 million for illegally collecting children’s data By Craig Timberg and Tony Romm Federal regulators fined social media app Musical.ly now known as TikTok $5.7 million for illegally collecting the names, …
Blockchair updates privacy policy to fully respect user anonymity
Blockchair updates privacy policy to fully respect user anonymity By Nawaz Sulemanji Blockchair is attempting to become the most privacy-oriented block explorer available by updating their privacy policy to fully respect user anonymity. The company will now no longer collect user …
Beware of scams targeting your money, cops warn Brooklynites
Beware of scams targeting your money, cops warn Brooklynites By Paula Katinas Brooklyn Daily Eagle Crooks pose as IRS agents, doctors, utility employees. Americans lost $41 million of their hard-earned money to these types of scams. You get a phone call …
FTC Is Said to Be Considering Large Facebook Fines
FTC Is Said to Be Considering Large Facebook Fines By Cecilia Kang The Federal Trade Commission is in the advanced stages of its investigation into whether Facebook violated privacy rules and is expected to seek large fines from the company, …
France fines Google nearly $57 million for first major violation of new European privacy regime
France fines Google nearly $57 million for a first major violation of new European privacy regime By: Tony Romm Google has been fined nearly $57 million by French regulators for violating Europe’s tough new data privacy rules, marking the first …
Consumer groups urge FTC to investigate Google over location tracking
Consumer groups urge FTC to investigate Google over location tracking By Emily Birnbaum A coalition of more than 75 consumer groups is urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate Google for allegedly manipulating Android users into having their location tracked …
The FTC Is Gunning For Greater Powers To Deal With The Data-Driven Economy
The FTC Is Gunning For Greater Powers To Deal With The Data-Driven Economy By Allison Schiff There’s no point passing a comprehensive federal privacy legislation if the main enforcement agency doesn’t have the means to hold feet to the fire. Specifically, …
