Two of Amazon's recent proposed acquisitions are raising concerns about the retail giant's expanding reach into the everyday lives of Americans, this time involving patient privacy and home mapping.
A federal database meant to keep track of COVID-19 vaccine treatments is receiving some pushback from state governments, due to privacy concerns and state data protection laws.
Microsoft/Marsh survey examines whether Asia’s confidence in its cyber resilience stems from truly strong defensive postures, or a misunderstanding of the threat landscape.
Congress has brought the controversial bill on internet surveillance back to the discussion room, and this time, Silicon Valley remains largely silent.
The threat of cyber attacks on connected cars is getting very real as report shows majority of new smart vehicles from top 10 auto manufacturers are vulnerable and will be connected to Internet.
A data breach on consumer lender TMX and its subsidiaries Titlemax, Titlebucks, and Instaloan leaked the personal information, including social security numbers, of 4.8 million customers.
A new study of privacy concerns upends the notion that traditional "reasonable expectation of privacy" models also apply to digital tracking and data collection.
The new recipients of 23andMe’s data would not necessarily have to offer consumers the ability to opt out once they take possession of it. And it remains unclear which (or how many) hands the data would wind up in, raising additional security as well as privacy concerns.
Holiday Shopping ID Theft Survey revealed that consumers are more concerned about retail data breaches, are more aware of identity protection services, and has embraced online shopping largely due to the pandemic.
Report from the Internet Society, in partnership with Consumers International, shows continuing concerns with IoT security and privacy, where 53% of consumers distrust connected devices to protect their privacy and handle information in a responsible manner.
