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Meta subsidiaries must pay $14m over misleading data collection disclosure
Meta has run into yet another bout of court related issues—two subsidiaries have been ordered to pay $14 million regarding undisclosed…
Proposed Massachusetts law to ban sale of your mobile location data
Cellular location phone data may be banned from sale in the state of Massachusetts, under a proposed law set to ruffle…
Google plans to scrape everything you post online to train its AI
Additions to Google’s Privacy Policy are making some observers worry that all of your content is about to be fed into Google’s AI tools….
Software company accused of illegally profiling millions of mobile phone users
A digital rights and privacy organization has filed a complaint against software company TeleSign for gathering and selling information on millions…
Company finds lost SSD—and confidential data—for sale on eBay
Major software company SAP is putting the pieces of a story involving missing SSD disks back together. Four SSD disks are alleged to…
UPS warns customers of phishing attempts after data accessed
UPS Canada is warning customers in Canada of potential data exposure and the risk of phishing. People have started to receive…
DNA testing company failed to protect sensitive genetic and health data, says FTC
DNA testing has long been a hot-button issue for security and privacy. Concerns about everything from law enforcement and data retention…
Strava heatmap loophole may reveal users’ home addresses
Researchers at NC State University have outlined potential privacy issues with popular fitness app Strava which could lead to users’ homes…
Google to pay $40m for “deceptive and unfair” location tracking practices
Google is going to pay $39.9 million to Washington State to put to rest a lawsuit about its location tracking practices which…