personal data

T-Mobile Data Breach Puts Personal Data Of 1M+ Customers At Risk
T-Mobile Data Breach Puts Personal Data Of 1M+ Customers At Risk
November 24, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

A recent data breach exposed the personal data of more than 1 million prepaid T-Mobile customers, reports said on Friday (Nov. 22). The information exposed...

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Federal Judge Green-Lights Facebook Privacy Lawsuit
Federal Judge Green-Lights Facebook Privacy Lawsuit
September 10, 2019  |  Facebook

A federal judge has ruled that a class-action suit against Facebook can proceed. The lawsuit covers Facebook users in the United States and the United...

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EU Investigates Apple’s GDPR Compliance
EU Investigates Apple’s GDPR Compliance
July 03, 2019  |  Apple

Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) announced that it has launched a third privacy investigation into Apple. The tech giant’s main regulator in the European Union...

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Maine Law Stops ISPs From Hawking Browsers’ Data Without Permission
Maine Law Stops ISPs From Hawking Browsers’ Data Without Permission
May 31, 2019  |  Data

Lawmakers in Maine have proposed a law to stop internet service providers (ISPs) from selling private browsing data to advertisers, according to reports. The bill...

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It’s Tax Season — And Fraudsters Are Feasting
It’s Tax Season — And Fraudsters Are Feasting
March 11, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

One of the positive (or at least most promising) projects in the push toward more digital forms of payment and commerce concerns taxes — specifically, bringing...

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EU Blockchain Forum Recommends Digital Identity Systems
EU Blockchain Forum Recommends Digital Identity Systems
December 07, 2018  |  Blockchain

In its newest report, the EU Blockchain Forum (EUBF) noted that government bodies need to home in on two aspects of the blockchain to help...

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HashCash Plans Blockchain Database For Targeted Corporate Sales
HashCash Plans Blockchain Database For Targeted Corporate Sales
November 20, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Blockchain consulting firm HashCash is introducing a new service for businesses in need of robust sales forecasting. The firm announced Monday (Nov. 19) that it...

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Poll: Facebook Trustworthiness Dead Last At 22 Pct
Poll: Facebook Trustworthiness Dead Last At 22 Pct
November 09, 2018  |  Facebook

A new poll shows that Americans believe Facebook to be the least trustworthy of all the major technology companies as far as protecting user data. According...

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Amex Suffers Breach In India
Amex Suffers Breach In India
November 07, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

American Express India enabled a database to be accessible to anyone for longer than five days in October, according to a report in The Next...

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