The Irish Data Protection Commissioner is set to probe Facebook after the social media giant had reportedly refused to comply with a data request from an academic for his own online activity off Facebook. Michael Veale of University College London filed a complaint with the Irish...
The Dubai police recently tweeted a video message warning the public about the risks of playing free online games, saying that most make a profit by collecting and misusing the user’s personal information. It is said that such games not only violate the privacy of...
Sources have revealed this week that the European Commission has created a draft amendment that seeks to penalize political organizations that use personal data for strategic gains. While the fine may only be set around 5% of the political party’s yearly budget, this will be on...
WhatsApp recently informed its users that messages that they back up to Google Drive will not be protected by end-to-end encryption that the messaging platform offers. According to a post on the website of the Facebook-owned app, it is the cloud provider’s responsibility to protect the...
The Indian Congress said this week that the new DNA profiling bill being pushed by the government will violate the privacy and autonomy of citizens, with Congressman Abhishek Singhvi saying that surveillance breeds conformity and the BJP-led government only wants an India that is defined...
Facebook announced this week that it has banned another third-party quiz app called “myPersonality” for sharing user information with researchers and companies “with only limited protections in place”. The app, which was linked to the University of Cambridge’s Psychometric Centre, had reportedly been active even before...
Victoria education minister James Merlino slammed a recent data breach incident at Strathmore secondary college in Melbourne which compromised the sensitive information of its high school students. It was reported that the breach was caused by human error. However, records including data on a student’s physical...
Facebook announced this week that it has suspended 400 apps due to possible data misuse. It was noted that this is twice the number the company cited last May. One app, myPersonality, had already been handed a full ban as the developer declined a full audit,...
A Brooklyn man by the name of Agron Hasbajrami is being aided by the ACLU in a lawsuit involving the NSA where the government admitted to accessing the accused’s emails without a warrant. Hasbajrami pleaded guilty to one of the charges against him. However, he is...
Genetic testing company 23andMe informed its third-party developers last Thursday that they will no longer be able to access the raw genetic information of customers. The firm said that they will be disabling the API in two weeks and that apps will only be able to...