Proposed fruits of the Irish DPC's three-year investigation into Facebook's consent and transparency violations are GDPR fines that would amount to a maximum of about $36 million to $42 million, or what the company makes roughly every two hours.
After spending $48 million, Irish government officials say the national healthcare system requires more than $100 million to address the impact of the Conti ransomware attack.
Cyber attack that targeted irrigation systems in Israel is thought to be part of an annual "OpIsrael," hacktivist campaign that takes place every April, and this year's attempt at least managed to cause a nuisance for some farms in the Jordan Valley.
Demonstrate successful cryptocurrency tracking tech to the IRS and you could be eligible for grant money $500,000 for a working prototype and additional $125,000 for further development.
Lawmaker concerns about storage of biometric identification information and the use of a third-party contractor’s facial recognition technology has prompted a change in plans by the IRS.
American lawmakers may once again be ready to seriously take up the idea of a federal privacy law. A report about the bill was quickly followed by publication of a discussion draft for public view.
New vulnerability disclosure rules announced by the Chinese government have raised the prospect of "zero-day hoarding," as anything discovered in the country must now be reported to the CCP and to no one else (in most cases).
Facebook's sentiment analysis understands the emotions of vulnerable teens and and is giving that data to advertisers to help understand market segments.
IoT devices that record copious details of the daily lives of users raise natural privacy concerns. A history-clearing factory reset on the Echo Dot does not appear to clear that data.
Singapore has recently introduced a discussion paper on data portability to will not only improve options and outcomes for consumers, but will also improve transparency in data collection. Will the ease of proliferation of this personal data among more companies lead to a simple statistical increased likelihood of data and identity theft?
