data privacy

Information privacy is the relationship between the collection and dissemination of data, technology, the public expectation of privacy, legal and political issues surrounding them. It is also known as data privacy or data protection.

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Alphabet, Apple Interrogated Over Phone Data Privacy
Alphabet, Apple Interrogated Over Phone Data Privacy
July 10, 2018  |  Data

House lawmakers want to know how Apple and Google‘s parent company Alphabet are handling their users’ personal information, including spoken words, email content and location data. According to The...

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GDPR Floods Business With Consumer Questions
GDPR Floods Business With Consumer Questions
July 05, 2018  |  Legal

Look at this way, even if it’s probably far too optimistic: The post-GDPR world is providing chances for companies to engage their customers a little...

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Study: Tech Companies Could Be Running Afoul Of GDPR
Study: Tech Companies Could Be Running Afoul Of GDPR
July 05, 2018  |  Data

The European Union’s (EU) new data privacy law isn’t being followed by some of the globe’s biggest technology companies, according to research from the EU...

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Cybersecurity Stocks Still Benefit From Equifax Scandal
Cybersecurity Stocks Still Benefit From Equifax Scandal
July 04, 2018  |  Investments

Following the massive data breach at Equifax last year, the cybersecurity sector has flourished – and so have some of the investments that track the...

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As GDPR Entrenches, Some Regulators Seek Exemptions
As GDPR Entrenches, Some Regulators Seek Exemptions
July 02, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Just a few weeks in, the data privacy law that has just taken root in the European Union already has some regulators seeking exemptions around...

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Facebook Granted AOL, Nike, UPS Access To User Data
Facebook Granted AOL, Nike, UPS Access To User Data
July 02, 2018  |  Facebook

Facebook is involved in another scandal involving improper access to its user data. This time, the site has admitted that it gave dozens of companies...

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(Another) Facebook Quiz Exposed Data On 120M Users
(Another) Facebook Quiz Exposed Data On 120M Users
June 29, 2018  |  Facebook

A hacker has found that a Facebook quiz has exposed the information of more than 120 million monthly users— even after they deleted the app. Inti...

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Regulators Ask EU For GDPR Exemptions
Regulators Ask EU For GDPR Exemptions
June 26, 2018  |  Regulation

Regulators from North America, Great Britain and Asia have requested a formal exemption from the European Union’s new data privacy law that they said could...

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Verizon, AT&T, Sprint Feel The Heat From Location Data Sharing
Verizon, AT&T, Sprint Feel The Heat From Location Data Sharing
June 20, 2018  |  Data

It brings in customers, and matches them with the products they want at the right time. It helps determine what offers and discounts might trigger...

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