The Wall Street Journal said this week that Ireland’s Data Protection Commission may hand Facebook a fine that could go up to $1.63 billion for its latest data breach that exposed the sensitive personal information of up to 50 million users. It was said that the...
AirBnb Inc. recently said that starting Friday, it will be disclosing host information with Chinese government agencies to comply with the country’s regulations. Chinese regulations on residency require citizens and tourists to register their addresses with the police upon arrival in the country within 24 hours....
An Indiana couple found that they were secretly being recorded in the AirBnB home they had rented in Longboat Key, Florida. The husband Derek Starnes, who works in the tech industry, initially noticed that the smoke detector in the master bedroom had a tiny black hole....
India — According to a report last Wednesday, unconfirmed sources claimed that Uber, Airbnb, and Ola are preparing to tap into India's comprehensive Aadhar biometric database. The claims detailed how Airbnb intends to use the biometric system to confirm user identity. Uber and local ride-sharing company...