H&M not alone: Companies often fall short in privacy protections for employees
Many businesses treat information about their own employees differently than that of customers, which could place them squarely in violation of privacy regulations.
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Accidental Airbnb account takeover linked to recycled phone numbers
As it turns out, websites and apps have experienced this commonplace problem for years, and companies could find themselves in violation of data security standards if users’ information were to be exposed.
George Floyd medical records breached; does ‘VIP’ data need bonus security?
Experts told SC Media that the auditing and reporting process is an important component of a health care organization’s data privacy strategy in order to catch violations, and that particular focus should be paid to “records that would be of high interest or curiosity.”
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IBM pays up in tech, settles Weather Channel privacy lawsuit by LA
IBM will pony up $1 million worth of technology to the city of Los Angeles for COVID-19 contact tracing, and The Weather Channel app will change its privacy practices regarding use of user location data. The changes come with the settlement of a lawsuit that accused the app of misleading users as to how their…
Companies left dangling until US, EU hash out data protection differences
With no common framework in place defining how to protect personal information across the Atlantic, U.S. companies may be forced to silo data about European customers.
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DNA companies vulnerable to phishing, privacy violations after attacks
A malicious server compromise recently confirmed by DNA investigation services provider GEDmatch serves as a reminder of the incident response challenges and privacy ramifications that companies face when they trade in sensitive data – in this case, DNA, the most personal of data – especially when such incidents create unique opportunities for targeted phishing campaigns. Owned by…
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Is TikTok out of time? Experts mull implications of ban
Edicts by Wells Fargo, India and the U.S. military forbidding use of popular Chinese video-sharing app TikTok, may portend a national ban and raise questions if such a prohibition would be practical and enforceable, and what the greater implications would be. Owned by Beijing-based internet technology company ByteDance, TikTok has been downloaded more than 2…
Are your fleet’s vehicles leaking your data secrets?
Enterprise CISOs are used to worrying about corporate data leaks via typical mobile, remote locations, IoT and Shadow IT. But what about the vehicles used by so many people who have access to the systems and data you are paid to protect? Although those vehicles technically fall into many of those categories (mobile, remote and…
Exposed dating service databases leak sensitive info on romance-seekers
A series of database misconfigurations publicly exposed the personal information and private messages of more than 100 million dating website and mobile app account holders. Independent VPN review site WizCase has reported finding six separate dating sites or apps that each potentially compromised thousands of users due to improper data storage. According to WizCase researchers,…
Amnesty Int’l: Norway, Bahrain & Kuwait Covid-19 apps threaten privacy
An Amnesty International study of 11 Covid-19 contact tracing apps from Europe, the Middle East and North Africa found identified apps from Bahrain, Kuwait and Norway as the most dangerous to users’ privacy. In a news release published on Tuesday, the human rights organization’s Security Lab said Bahrain’s ‘BeAware Bahrain’, Kuwait’s ‘Shlonik’ and Norway’s ‘Smittestopp’…
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