It was revealed last Sunday that millions of Hudson Bay payment cards used at Saks and Lord & Taylor may have been compromised which could possibly become one of the biggest breaches over the past year. Retailer Hudson’s Bay Co on Sunday disclosed that had they...
A recent report by DellEMC/IDC showed that there was significant disparity in data protection measures across countries in Asia which, according to analysts, may have alarming consequences. In a report called Data Risk Management Barometer – Gauging Asia-Pacific’s Potential, it was established that the penalties on...
The US Department of Justice remarked this week that the privacy case involving Microsoft and the US government’s access to data in its Ireland servers may now be moot due to a provision signed by President Donald Trump last March 22. The Cloud Act, which has...
A Hungarian file-sharing startup called Tresorit said this week that it is planning to launch an encrypted social media service as an alternative to users looking for a more secure and private social network like Facebook. The company is currently crowdfunding $1 million for the platform...
In a new paper, researchers from the University of Texas recently claimed to have developed a system that enables the use of cloud machine-learning-as-a-service while preserving privacy. MLaaS currently require all training data to be revealed to the service operator, which could expose it to risk...
A Reddit user named recently made a list on Reddit of all information Facebook and Google store on its users. The list was taken from a series of tweets by a tech consultant and developer named Dylan Curran. The list had a total of 30 items...
Bloomberg recently reported that there is now a proposal for a State Department form which would require all US visa applicants to disclose their social media handles. The proposal, which is open for public comment for 60 days, is said to be broader than previous...
Facebook’s recently privacy scandal has prompted an increasing number of users to delete their accounts, using the hashtag #DeleteFacebook. However, a former systems administrator named Kevin Matthew suggested that a better alternative would be to “poison” the data in one’s account to make it difficult...
Tech website ZDNet recently noted that iPhone and iPad users are still vulnerable to phishing attacks, despite the rollout of Apple’s long-awaited privacy icon. It was clarified by security researcher Will Strafach that the icon’s purpose may have been misinterpreted by users anticipating greater privacy protections....
Under Armour Inc revealed last Thursday that around 150 million MyFitnessPal diet and fitness app accounts had been compromised in February. The breach, considered to be one of the biggest in recent history, sent the shares of the athletic apparel maker down 3% in after-hours...