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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FTC Wades Into Facebook’s Latest Data Scandal
FTC Wades Into Facebook’s Latest Data Scandal
March 20, 2018  |  Facebook

Facebook, the social media giant embroiled in a new consumer data scandal, is being pursued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the main agency for...

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Facebook Data Scandal Tanks Stock Market
Facebook Data Scandal Tanks Stock Market
March 19, 2018  |  Facebook

Following a technology stock sell-off led by Facebook, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted in afternoon trading on Monday (March 19), at one point declining...

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Judge Allows Much Of Yahoo Breach Suit To Go Forward
Judge Allows Much Of Yahoo Breach Suit To Go Forward
March 12, 2018  |  Legal

A U.S. district court in San Jose, California, ruled late last week that most of a lawsuit concerning Yahoo’s data breach, which exposed 3 billion...

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NIS America Hit By Data Breach
NIS America Hit By Data Breach
March 05, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Nippon Ichi Software announced news that its American division, NIS America, was the victim of a major data breach that exposed the personal and financial...

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Apple’s China Data Conundrum
Apple’s China Data Conundrum
March 01, 2018  |  Apple

Where there are servers, data resides. And where there’s data, value exists too — value that may prove alluring to individuals, companies, even governments. By...

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Venmo Settles Privacy Violations
Venmo Settles Privacy Violations
February 28, 2018  |  Legal

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it has reached a settlement with PayPal over the handling of privacy disclosures and money withdrawals in its...

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Cisco Finds 42 Percent Of Companies Hit With DDos ‘Burst Attacks’
Cisco Finds 42 Percent Of Companies Hit With DDos ‘Burst Attacks’
February 22, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

So-called “burst attacks” are a rising threat to organizations as they grow in complexity, frequency and duration. In fact, one study found that 42 percent...

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FedEx Hacked, Says No Data Compromised  
FedEx Hacked, Says No Data Compromised  
February 16, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

FedEx said on Thursday (Feb. 15) that it has found no evidence that private customer data was “misappropriated” when it was made visible on an...

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Equifax Taps Home Depot Exec For CIO Post
Equifax Taps Home Depot Exec For CIO Post
February 13, 2018  |  Personnel

Equifax announced that it has named Jamil Farshchi as its new Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). At Equifax, he will lead work that is already...

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