The Federal Trade Commission recently relaxed its privacy rules regarding the collection of voice clips from children under 13. Since 2013, the agency has required operators to first obtain parental consent when collecting certain forms of biometric data from children. However, the new guidance says that...
Kromtech Security recently discovered that Tarte Cosmetics, a brand carried by major retailers such as Sephora and Ulta, compromised the personal information of around 2 million of their customers. The information, which included names, emails, shipping addresses, and partial credit card numbers, were left in an...
It has been reported that a new law being proposed by Denmark’s Education Minister Merete Riisager may soon give schools unfettered access to their student’s laptops. The law, which will also allow schools to check their student’s search history, social media activity, and even log files...
San Diego, USA - Researchers from the University of San Diego have developed a new kind of light which interferes with the ability of smartphone cameras to take pictures or record videos in artificially lit environments. Called LiShield, the smart LED light generates distortion which causes...
A report released by Human Rights Watch last Monday revealed that China is already in the process of establishing a national voice biometric database which will be used to further the country’s surveillance capabilities. HRW additionally uncovered that the Chinese government is collaborating with iFlyTek, a...
Germany is currently running a 6 month trial program that uses facial recognition technology which, according to authorities, is meant to improve security in locations such as Berlin's Suedkreuz station. German Federal Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere recently revealed to journalists that the system will...
Observers have noted that lawmakers are looking to capitalize on the public’s outrage generated by the recent Equifax breach by passing bills that will raise the accountability of companies which profit from the information of regular citizens. Two bills have already been introduced last September. The...
Last Friday, Directorate for Priority Crimes Investigations spokesperson Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi revealed that they may have found a possible breakthrough on the issue of the South African data breach. The “Hawks’” Mulaudzi added that they are working around the clock to arrest the unprecedented data leak...
Johannesburg, South Africa - Latest statistics on what is considered to be the biggest data breach in the country’s history revealed that the private information of children as young as 3 years old were also affected. Troy Hunt of breach verification website “Have I Been Pwned”...
Earlier this week, reports of a rumored “massive” data breach that may have affected the personal data millions of Malaysians caused a stir online. An unknown source apparently provided information for the article that went up on Lowyat.net entitled "Personal Data of Millions of Malaysians...