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A new study by Zimperium has revealed serious risks in free VPN apps, exposing users to privacy threats and security flaws
MIND Act Asks FTC to Study Exploitation Risks for Neural Data Collected by DevicesAre brain waves and similar neural data the next frontier in consumer privacy worries? A trio of U.S. senators have introduced federal legislation aiming to get ahead of risks that such brain-related data could be collected and misused by tech firms, data brokers, government agencies and others.
Privacy campaigner Max Schrem's NOYB is back on Zuck's back Meta's enthusiasm for training its AI on user data is not shared by the users themselves – at least for some Europeans – according a study commissioned by Facebook legal nemesis Max Schrems and his privacy advocacy group Noyb.…
Advertising on TikTok is the obvious choice for any company trying to reach a young market, and especially so if it happens to be a travel company, with 44% of American Gen Zs saying they use the platform to plan their vacations. But one online travel marketplace targeting young holidaymakers with ads on the popular video-sharing platform broke GDPR rules when a third-party partner misconfigured
Just disabling Siri requires visits to five submenus A study has concluded that Apple's privacy practices aren't particularly effective, because default apps on the iPhone and Mac have limited privacy settings and confusing configuration options.…
Differences in How the United States and United Kingdom Think About CybersecurityThe differences between working in cybersecurity in the U.K. and U.S. are not just a matter of accent or office culture; they are a study in how national security priorities, regulatory environments and cultural attitudes toward privacy and surveillance affect cyber workers' professional lives.
In June 2017, a study of more than 3,000 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) students published by the National Bureau for Economic Research (NBER) found that 98% of them were willing to give away their friends' email addresses in exchange for free pizza
Explore how an advanced exposure management solution saved a major retail industry client from ending up on the naughty step due to a misconfiguration in its cookie management policy. This wasn’t anything malicious, but with modern web environments being so complex, mistakes can happen, and non-compliance fines can be just an oversight away.Download the full case study here
While cyberattacks on websites receive much attention, there are often unaddressed risks that can lead to businesses facing lawsuits and privacy violations even in the absence of hacking incidents. A new case study highlights one of these more common cases. Download the full case study here
Staff able to watch customers in the bathroom? Tick! Obviously shabby infosec? Tick! Training AI as an excuse for data retention? Tick! America's Federal Trade Commission has made Amazon a case study for every cautionary tale about how sloppily designed internet-of-things devices and associated services represent a risk to privacy – and made the cost of those actions, as alleged, a mere $30.8 million.…
An investigation into data safety labels for Android apps available on the Google Play Store has uncovered "serious loopholes" that allow apps to provide misleading or outright false information
Web giant milks advertisers with data harvested from digital assistant Amazon and third-party services have been using smart speaker interaction data for ad targeting, in violation of privacy commitments, according to researchers at four US universities.…