Apple sells itself to consumers on security and privacy, and one of the building blocks of that ecosystem is its App Store policies. Should Epic's antitrust lawsuit succeed, the "walled garden" may be breached.
Privacy advocates went into overdrive, challenging the fairness and adequacy of the Facebook settlement after FTC announced that the social media giant is off the hook with a $5 billion penalty.
A new report gave almost half of the 14 states that have laws on the books a failing grade and notes that industry lobbying influence on state data privacy laws has been very strong. California is the only state with a model that was not originally drafted by a big tech outfit.
Record-setting FTC fine of $700 million on Equifax data breach settlement is a warning of things to come as federal agencies step up protection of consumer data and personal information.
Recent Equifax downgrade surprised Wall street as it’s the first company in history to have ratings outlook downgraded due to escalating litigation and regulatory costs from 2017 data breach and increase in cybersecurity spending.
A group of angry shareholders is behind the new Equifax lawsuit which alleged the company has not adequately disclosed risks or security practices that led to the worse data breach violation in history.
With a digital ID, the actions of automated AI agents could be tracked, verified and audited. Agents that work as digital assistants and coding partners now often have broad permissions, from potentially opening an organization's gate to attackers to being trusted with individual purchases and financial moves. This act by Estonia is the first concrete government proposal of its nature.
Over 100,000 UN employee records were accessed by security researchers in a Git data breach originating from repositories associated with UNEP and ILO domains.
The EU Agency for Cybersecurity says that autonomous vehicle manufacturers should address various cybersecurity challenges before venturing on European roads.
The EU and US have reached an agreement in principle on a Privacy Shield replacement, but details of the data transfer deal are not yet available to the public.
