Nicole Lindsey, Senior Correspondent at CPO Magazine

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Mobile Carriers in United States Face Mounting Criticism over Location Data Policies

January 23, 2019

Without your knowledge or consent, the leading mobile phone carriers in the United States may be actively selling your location data to third-party vendors. And, in turn, these vendors are re-selling this data to an expanding network of shady middlemen.

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Cyber Security News

Controversial Encryption Laws in Australia Could Set Dangerous Worldwide Precedent

January 22, 2019

At the end of 2018, Australia became the first nation in the world to enact encryption laws requiring companies to provide access to encrypted communications. Will other nations around the world soon follow suit?

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Cyber Security News

Cyber Fraud by Chinese Hackers Makes Headlines in India

January 21, 2019

Chinese hackers have just pulled off one of India’s biggest cyber fraud ever by convinceing the head of a local Indian subsidiary of an Italian firm to wire $18.6 million from bank accounts in India to a bank account in Hong Kong.

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Data Privacy News

The Big Business of Location Data

January 20, 2019

According to a recent New York Times investigative report, your precise location can be tracked up to 14,000 times per day. And location data is being traded on an increasingly robust secondary market, often without your knowledge.

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Data Privacy News

New DuckDuckGo Study Highlights the Problem of the Google Filter Bubble

January 19, 2019

DuckDuckGo's recent study shows that Google users remain trapped within their own filter bubble, regardless of whether or not they are logged out of the Google search engine or browsing in “Incognito” mode.

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Cyber Security News

Cyber Insurance Not Valid in Case of Cyber War, Says Major Insurance Company

January 17, 2019

In what is shaping up to be a major test case for the entire cyber insurance industry, Zurich Insurance is refusing to pay out a $100 million claim from Mondelez, saying that the ransomware attack was actually an act of “cyber war,” and therefore, is not covered by the policy.

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Data Protection News

Second Review of EU-US Privacy Shield Shows Improvements

January 15, 2019

Second annual review of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield went better than the first, but the European Commission is still waiting on the U.S. government to nominate a permanent Ombudsperson to handle potential complaints and requests from EU citizens.

Skyline of Ho Chi Minh with Saigon River, looking into the future with Vietnam's controversial new cyber law and freedom of speech

Cyber Security News

Vietnam’s Controversial New Cyber Law Could Entangle Google and Facebook in a Battle Over Freedom of Speech

January 14, 2019

Vietnam’s controversial new cyber law went into effect on Jan 1, 2019. Google and Facebook has reason to be cautious about entering into what could easily become a global discussion over freedom of speech.

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Data Privacy Insights

2018 Is the Year Data Privacy Came into Public Consciousness

December 28, 2018

Data privacy came into public consciousness in 2018. Yet, even with new regulations to protect personal privacy, it’s clear that there is still a long way to go in 2019 before personal data is truly protected.

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Data Privacy News

Smart Cities Begin to Embrace Digital Rights for Personal Privacy and Data Protection

December 18, 2018

New York City, Amsterdam and Barcelona – recently launched a new initiative known as Cities Coalition for Digital Rights that is specifically designed to protect the personal privacy and individual digital rights of their citizens.

Mobile Carriers in United States Face Mounting Criticism over Location Data Policies

Controversial Encryption Laws in Australia Could Set Dangerous Worldwide Precedent

Cyber Fraud by Chinese Hackers Makes Headlines in India

The Big Business of Location Data

New DuckDuckGo Study Highlights the Problem of the Google Filter Bubble

Cyber Insurance Not Valid in Case of Cyber War, Says Major Insurance Company

Second Review of EU-US Privacy Shield Shows Improvements

Vietnam’s Controversial New Cyber Law Could Entangle Google and Facebook in a Battle Over Freedom of Speech

Smart Cities Begin to Embrace Digital Rights for Personal Privacy and Data Protection

Security Breach at Tata Electronics Affects Apple, Tesla, and Other Technology Giants

Hackers Breach Brazil’s Emergency Alert System, Triggering Millions of False Alerts

Products That Are Not “Quantum-Safe” May Soon Be Ineligible for Cybersecurity Certification in France

API Vulnerability Could Have Let Attackers Hijack FIFA World Cup Broadcast Streams