A new tool developed by Supremo.tv claims that it can show users how much information Facebook is sharing about them when they use the platform to log into various websites or online stores. Although Supremo.tv’s tool presents a less thorough summary since it can only...
A consumer protection rights groups in China recently sued online search company Baidu Inc. for allegedly collecting information on users using its search app and mobile browser without getting explicit consent. The Jiangsu Consumer Council which filed the lawsuit in a court in Nanjing, said...
A US hotel chain called Motel 6 is being sued by the state of Washington for providing its guest list to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents without the guests' consent. Washington attorney general Bob Ferguson announced that they have filed the case in King...
Indian media The Tribune recently discovered of several anonymous sellers selling Aadhaar data on WhatsApp for only around Rs 500. Prior to this, the UIDAI had reiterated that there had been no breaches at their organization and that Aadhaar data is fully safe and secure. The...
Earlier this week, Ant Financial issued an apology due to privacy violations committed to Alipay users by its credit scoring system Sesame Credit. It was reported that Sesame’s service agreement tickbox had already been checked even before users had the chance to check their e-bills....
Symantec researchers recently discovered an Android malware which shows the user a fake version of the Uber app in order to steal usernames and passwords. Said to be a variant of the Android trojan FakeApp, the malware prompts the user to enter his username and...
The Department of Homeland Security confirmed last Wednesday that the DHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) Case Management System (CMS) had been breached, and that the information of approximately 247,167 individuals composed of employees, witnesses, complainants, and subjects had been leaked. The DHS maintained that...
Earlier this week, India’s Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance urged the government to create a data privacy law at the earliest possible time. In a report entitled Transformation Towards a Digital Economy, the committee, headed by senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily, said that more...
Even with the recent attention that Bitcoin has been getting from all sectors, tech experts have noted that the underground, mostly cyber criminals, have been moving towards using “privacy coins” such as Monero and Zcash. Monero, which masks the recipient's address and transaction amount using encryption,...
Last Tuesday, major Hong Kong supermarket chain ParknShop was recently fined HK $3000 for violating section 35E(1) of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance. It was said that a customer had complained about getting direct email marketing materials, even though he specified that he did not...