Our selected top news stories for this week, including ….Lords drops live broadcast after data breach …… ‘GDPR could Collapse’ ……WordPress Security Flaws Hit Learning Platforms ……and more!Read More
Summary of data privacy news for the past week. Nintendo Switch users urged to lock down accounts………Mystery Hacker returns crypto-cash………iPhone Risk of Hacking via Email App …….. and more!Read More
A roundup of some of this week’s news stories on the data privacy landscape. ……. Mobile phone data to be used to fight Coronavirus…… Videoconferencing app ZOOM under scrutiny……. Morrison’s not liable says Supreme Court……and more.Read More
People staying at home due to the coronavirus pandemic appear to be listening to more radio rather than music apps, figures suggest. However, hacking and phishing increase by 37% in March.Read More
A rogue website claiming to offer a digital antivirus program that can protect users against the Coronavirus Covid-19 has been discovered online by Researchers at Malwarebytes.Read More
UK health chiefs are being urged to safeguard people's privacy ahead of the expected release of an app to help tackle the coronavirus pandemic.Read More
Mobile carriers are sharing data with the health authorities in Italy, Germany and Austria, helping to fight coronavirus by monitoring whether people are complying with curbs on movement while at the same time respecting Europe's privacy laws.Read More
The data privacy battle between Uber's Jump scooter service and the Los Angeles Department of Transportation has been brewing over the last 18 months. After refusing to share real-time location data on its scooter riders, Uber was ordered by the LADOT to remove its scooters from the city.Read More
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) is taking Facebook to court over a serious infringement of the privacy of more than 300,000 Australians.Read More
10,000 passengers have had their email addresses and travel details exposed while using free wi-fi at UK railway stations. Network Rail and service provider C3UK both confirmed the incident three days after being contacted by BBC News about the matter.Read More