privacy

Amid Privacy Concerns, Epic Halts Additions To Health App Store
Amid Privacy Concerns, Epic Halts Additions To Health App Store
March 07, 2019  |  Mobile Applications

Epic Systems, a large digital medical records vendor, froze enrollment in its app store because of privacy concerns from third-party developers, according to a report...

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Zuckerberg Says Facebook To Embrace Private Messaging
Zuckerberg Says Facebook To Embrace Private Messaging
March 06, 2019  |  Facebook

Social media giant Facebook will embrace what CEO Mark Zuckerberg has termed “privacy-focused” communications marked by encrypted services, the executive said in a blog post...

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Breach Exposes Millions Of Chinese Chat Logs
Breach Exposes Millions Of Chinese Chat Logs
March 05, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

A security researcher has discovered that hundreds of millions of private chat logs from Chinese users were exposed on the internet. Victor Gevers of cybersecurity...

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NY Regulator Wants Facebook’s Info On Data Sharing
NY Regulator Wants Facebook’s Info On Data Sharing
February 28, 2019  |  Facebook

The New York State Department of Financial Services has requested information from Facebook regarding apps that were sending sensitive personal data to the site, according...

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Equifax Chief Hit By Identity Theft Three Times
Equifax Chief Hit By Identity Theft Three Times
February 28, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Equifax CEO Mark Begor revealed that he has been the victim of identity theft three times in the past 10 years during a privacy hearing...

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FTC Fines TikTok $5.7M Over Alleged Child Data Collection
FTC Fines TikTok $5.7M Over Alleged Child Data Collection
February 27, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

TikTok has been fined a record $5.7 million by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over the illegal collection of data from children, the FTC said...

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Calif Lawmakers Seek More Stringent Data Privacy Law
Calif Lawmakers Seek More Stringent Data Privacy Law
February 26, 2019  |  Regulation

California lawmakers are looking to make their strictest-in-the-nation data privacy law even tougher. Last year, California passed the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) that provides consumers with more...

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Health Apps Sharing Users’ Sensitive Data With Facebook?
Health Apps Sharing Users’ Sensitive Data With Facebook?
February 24, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook is facing new privacy allegations that smartphone users’ data is being shared with the social media giant without their knowledge. According to a report in The...

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NY Governor Calls For Inquiry Into Facebook’s Data Practices
NY Governor Calls For Inquiry Into Facebook’s Data Practices
February 24, 2019  |  Facebook

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo called on the New York’s Department of State and Department of Financial Services to investigate Facebook after The Wall Street...

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