Last Thursday, a hearing was conducted by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on matters concerning employer-sponsored wellness programs. Even after being recognized as an effective way to promote healthier lifestyles in employees, wellness programs have recently received criticism from privacy-minded groups and...
Sydney, Australia - In its annual report, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) revealed that it has received 114 voluntary data breach notifications and 35 mandatory digital health data breach notifications from 2016 to 2017, which is a 29% increase from last year. The...
Reports this week indicate that the EU Commission seems to be looking for a compromise between preserving the security of encrypted communication, while recognizing the need of authorities to access information for their investigations. The body recently unveiled measures which it says should support law enforcement...
Tech publication Gizmodo, along with several privacy experts and lawyers, recently went through the terms of service and privacy policies of three popular DNA testing companies and found that it does not offer any protection for its customer’s privacy. After studying the policies of Ancestry.com, 23andMe,...
Last Thursday, Manie van Schalkwyk of the The Southern African Fraud Prevention Service (SAFPS) warned South Africans that they should not attempt to check if their details were included in the recent data breach that involved the leakage of millions of citizens’ private information. Van Schalkwyk...
A recent study conducted by finance website WalletHub showed that cases of identity theft and fraud hit Californians the most compared to other US states. The study used data from the FBI, Federal Trade Commission, Internet Crime Complaint Center, Department of Homeland Security and National...
News last Wednesday reported the resurgence of the infamous Necurs downloader--a ransomware-spreading botnet. Symantec researchers have found that it can now take screenshots of the victim's computer and send it to the hacker's remote server. The Necurs botnet, which is said to have around 5...
Last Wednesday, privacy organizations, child protection advocates, and consumer groups appealed to the US Federal Trade Commission to probe into the dangers that smartwatches pose to children. The groups said that the watches capitalize on parents' need to keep their children safe, but the device presents...
The European Union (EU) said that it believes that there is still room for improvements on the current US privacy deal. Justice Commissioner Vera Jourova mentioned last Wednesday that the EU-US Privacy Shield can still be enhanced by finding ways to better implement regulations. This...
A global survey recently showed that around 71% of information security executives acknowledged snooping on general company data which was not required for their work. The survey questioned 913 IT security professionals around the world. Results revealed that 66% of participants admitted to accessing company information...