A number of European internet, media, and telecom companies lashed out against the upcoming GDPR last Wednesday, saying that the new rules will just hand Silicon Valley tech giants more power over user data. In an open letter titled "Europe cannot afford to miss the data...
Industry observers recently commented that Google’s newest mobile OS, Android P, will now come with more privacy features that may rival even the iPhone’s, which is considered to be an industry benchmark in terms of mobile privacy and security. The search giant revealed last Wednesday that...
The National Privacy Commission recently announced that is will be extending the deadline for submission of security incident reports from March 31 to June 30, 2018. Privacy Commissioner Raymund Liboro said that they are aiming to make a more concise version of the annual report that...
British Labour MP for Newcastle Central Chi Onwurah recently issued a warning against connected sex toys and said that manufacturers are not doing enough to secure these devices. Onwurah further said that practically any “smart” device that can communicate with the rest of the world can...
A Tel Aviv startup called Vayyar Imaging is reportedly developing radar sensing technology capable of building 3D spaces in real time. The technology is expected to solve privacy problems brought by camera and facial recognition surveillance. The technology is aimed for applications in residential and commercial...
Microsoft has recently given Fast Ring Insiders a peek into the new privacy setup experience which will be included in the Windows 10 Redstone 4 Update slated this spring. The new setup experience is said to offer users granular control over privacy settings. Microsoft is also...
Singapore recently became the newest member of the APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules System, making it the sixth member along with Canada, Japan, Korea, Mexico and the United States. The move, which is expected to boost e-commerce growth and protection of sensitive online consumer data in the...
A new study conducted by researchers from Exabeam found that browsers such as Chrome and Firefox can collect a significant amount of visitor information which can be taken advantage of by cybercriminals. The researchers tested both browsers by visiting websites on the Alexa Top 1000 list....
Security researcher Will Strafach recently discovered that Facebook’s virtual private network (VPN) service called “Protect” collects significant amounts of data from the user. Upon Strafach’s analysis of the Protect app for the iPhone, he found that the VPN uses a “Packet Tunnel Provider” extension which is...
A new study by Episerver which surveyed 1000 UK consumers revealed that a majority would be willing to share their personal data in exchange for improved privacy, faster shipping, larger discounts and deals. In its 2018 Reimagining Commerce report, around 86% of respondents said they...