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Volkswagen Subsidiary Leak Exposes Personal, Location Data
People's personal and location data has been exposed after a data leak at Cariad - a software firm that develops tech for Volkswagen
Irish Watchdog Launches Inquiry Into Google AI Model
Google's protection of EU users' personal data when training its AI model, is under investigation by Ireland's watchdog
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The Role of Privacy in AI Governance
Organizations are dedicating large budgets to “AI” without necessarily knowing how to govern AI nor where to start. To lower compliance costs for the organization and to avoid reinventing the wheel, the Privacy Function will and can play an initial pivotal role in building the required AI governance framework.
President Biden To Plug US Data Transfers To China, Russia Etc
US President issues executive order to protect Americans’ sensitive personal data from being transferred to hostile nation states
California Passes Law To Delete Personal Data
Privacy move. California passes the Delete Act, so users can to remove their personal online data from a single page
‘Monumental’ Data Breach Exposes Northern Ireland Police...
Every police officer in Northern Ireland has had their names and departmental locations exposed in a self-inflicted data breach
Ransomware Hackers Steal Sensitive Charity Data
Londonderry-based IT firm Evide says personal data from charity clients stolen following ransomware attack as organisations warn of fraud risk
Facebook Should Tighten Doxing Rules, Says Oversight Board
Sharing private residential information, even if data is publicly available, should not be allowed by Facebook, Oversight Board rules
FBI Urges Olympic Athletes To Use Burner Phones
FBI urges athletes competing at the Beijing Winter Olympics to leave their personal devices at home, and rather carry burner phones
Twitter To Remove Photos Tweeted Without Permission
Privacy overstep? Personal photos and videos of private individuals tweeted without the consent of the person(s) depicted will be removed
Hacker Steals Government Database Of All Argentine Citizens
Argentine government database containing ID card data of all citizens has been stolen by a hacker, and that data is now reportedly being sold online
Microsoft Power Apps Data Leak Impacts 38 Million People
Check default settings. Names, phone and social security numbers made public to organisations using Microsoft’s Power Apps platform
LinkedIn Data Of 500 Million Users Being Sold Online – Report
Scraped data of nearly half a billion LinkedIn users is being sold online, with two million records being published as proof
ICO To Restart Adtech Probe
Information Commissioner's Office puts adtech companies on notice as it relaunches investigation into widespread non-compliance with privacy rules
Judge Rejects Government Appeal On US WeChat Ban
US judge rejects government appeal to reverse earlier decision allowing Chinese app WeChat to remain available in US app stores
Silicon UK in Focus: Data Protection Day 2020
Today is the 14th annual Data Protection Day. Silicon UK speaks to Bob Canaway, Chief Marketing Officer, Privitar to gain his insight into how data protection has evolved and what challenges lie ahead.
Twitter Admits To Using Emails, Phone Numbers, For Advertising
Sorry folks. Twitter admits to inadvertently using people's email and phone numbers provided for security purposes, for advertising
UK Teen Sentenced For Hacking, Selling Personal Data
Norwich 19-year-old found to have made hundreds of thousands of pounds in Bitcoin from selling compromised personal data and on-demand hacking services
Google Shuts Down Android Data Programme ‘Over Regulatory...
Mobile Network Insights service provided aggregated, anonymised user data to mobile operators to help them spot network weaknesses
Suspect Arrested In Capital One Bank Breach Affecting 106m Customers
Home of former Seattle software engineer raided after July theft of personal details of millions of credit card applicants
Google ‘Set To Roll Out’ Ad Tracker Blocking In Chrome
The move could help Google improve its privacy image – while at the same time giving it an advantage over rivals in the online ad market
Equifax Admits 38,000 Driver Licences Stolen In Breach
Hacker treasure trove. Equifax data breach also saw the theft of data belonging to 3,200 passports
ICANN Requests GDPR Exemption As It Develops Compliance Plans
Domain name registrars estimate parts of ICANN's still-unfinished plans could take 'years' to implement
Hacked Credit Agency Equifax ‘Hit By Separate Intrusion In...
The credit reporting giant was reportedly hit by a separate major breach in March, weeks before the theft of personal data on millions of people
US Arrests Chinese Man For Multiple Cyber-Attacks
The 36-year-old was arrested in Los Angeles on hacking charges linked to the high-profile hacks of the US Office of Personnel Management and insurer Anthem
‘Anonymous Hacker’ Claims To Have Stolen 11 Million NHS...
The hack was carried out to warn patients that their personal data is being exposed, according to an alleged member of the Anonymous hacking group
US Government Seeks Information On Thousands Of Protest Website...
Dreamhost said it plans to fight a search warrant demanding information on a protest site, including the IP addresses of all 1.3 million visitors
Amazon Hopes AWS Macie Machine Learning Tool Will Stem Cloud Data Loss
AWS SUMMIT: Amazon has released Macie, an AI-powered tool aimed at securing data held in the cloud, following a string of inadvertent data leaks
Judge Tells LinkedIn It Cannot Stop Third Parties From Collecting...
LinkedIn must allow startup HiQ to collect data from public profiles in a case that tests how much control internet companies have over user data