The Korean Communications Commission (KCC) and the Korean Internet & Security Agency (KISA) are reportedly investigating how crypto exchange operators’ handling of personal data, prompted by the string of attacks on Korean exchanges within the last few months. The KISA and KCC will be examining the...
Researchers at Northwestern University and the University of California, Santa Barbara recently said that even though there were reported instances of apps taking pictures and uploading it online without the user’s knowledge, they have not found evidence of deliberate spying by apps using the device’s...
The Wall Street Journal recently wrote that Google is still allowing outside software developers to access the email of Gmail users not just via algorithms, but also human reviewers. A company called Return Path Inc. which was included in the WSJ’s report, is reportedly able to...
Last Sunday, Russia’s “Big Brother” law which is the Kremlin’s version of UK’s Investigatory Powers Act, came into force. The new surveillance regime will compel telecom providers in the country to retain people's communications and metadata for use of Russian intelligence agencies. The new rules dictate...
A number of ad-funded websites and apps are reportedly in danger of getting fined for non-compliance to the GDPR due to Google’s delayed entry into a consortium of advertising technology companies. Since a user’s identity data can pass through a number of ad firms before the...
The US National Security Agency revealed last week that it has deleted hundreds of millions of call records which dated back to 2015 after seeing “technical irregularities” in some of the data it obtained from telecommunications carriers. The agency said that it received more call detail...
Facebook and Amazon are reportedly proposing some changes to New Zealand’s privacy bill, along with local companies that are seeking for the inclusion of the “right to be forgotten” in the draft law. Even after thumbing its nose at the country’s privacy law, Facebook is now...
The Department of Homeland Security recently served Twitter with a subpoena and demanded for the account details of a user who regularly tweets information on leaked data from exposed servers. It was reported that Twitter had already informed the user who goes by the handle “Flash...
India’s Aadhar system was recently hit by a number of critics which said that the national ID program was not only useless in providing welfare or stemming corruption, but also exposed huge amounts of private data to security breaches. Economist and staunch Aadhar critic Reetika...
Ecommerce giant Amazon is expected to acquire “reams” of users private medical data from online prescription service PillPack which it recently bought for almost $1 billion. Federal regulations will prevent Amazon from using the data, which includes prescription histories, for marketing purposes. However, the Wall Street...