New DETOUR Act may pass in U.S. to fight against “dark patterns” which makes it illegal for tech companies to design, modify or manipulate user interface to obtain consent or user data.
Honeypots set up by Sophos logged a staggering amount of scripted attacks attempting to pass default credentials. What’s more alarming is the aggressive speed and scale of these attempts with the first attack in less than 60 seconds.
Over the past year while FTC is conducting its Facebook investigation, Mark Zuckerberg has repeatedly claimed full responsibility for privacy issues, and now it appears FTC might really hold Mark personally accountable for these lapses.
This year’s Online Trust Audit shows dramatic increases in overall website security across all sectors, with a jump from 52% to 70% of websites making to Honor Roll. However, privacy scores were lower overall this year.
Are ransomware attacks making a comeback as a dominant cyber security threat? Norsk Hydro, Verint, Weather Channel and Arizona Beverages are among the big names who have fallen victim in recent weeks.
iPhone privacy claims are under scrutiny as Mozilla calls on Apple to rotate IDFA, a tracking ID which comes pre-installed on phone and allows advertisers to easily track user’s every move.
With growing concerns about privacy practices at big Internet providers, FTC has issued orders to AT&T, AT&T Mobility, Comcast Cable, Google Fiber, T-Mobile USA, Verizon and Verizon Wireless to share how they collect, retain, use and disclose information about consumers and their devices.
In 2018, 351,936 complaints were filed with the FBI, averaging around 900 a day, and these successful internet crime schemes resulted in about $2.7 billion in personal and business losses.
Facebook terms of service, once obfuscated by complicated, legalistic language, is going to state clearly how they provide services free of charge to consumers in return for agreement to share their personal data with third parties and used for targeted advertising.
U.S. push for COPPA update and UK publication of 16-point draft code of practice for children’s privacy show a move towards stronger data protection laws against tracking and monitoring of children.
