privacy

Facebook Messenger Bug Exposes User Chat History

Facebook Messenger Bug Exposes User Chat History
Facebook Messenger Bug Exposes User Chat History
March 08, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently said he wanted his company to focus on “privacy-focused” communications, but a cybersecurity company revealed on Thursday (Mar. 7) that...

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Adjusting To PSD2 And GDPR In Europe
Adjusting To PSD2 And GDPR In Europe
March 08, 2019  |  Today In Data

Consumers in the European Union (EU) are adjusting to Payments Service Directive 2 (PSD2) and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), even though these regulations focus on bringing greater trust...

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New Twitter Tools Enhance Privacy Protection
New Twitter Tools Enhance Privacy Protection
March 08, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Twitter announced an update to its abuse reporting functions that will allow its users to specify personal information issues. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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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. Get the Full Story...

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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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