Last Friday, the European Commission confirmed that the data of around 2.7 million European users had been misused in the privacy scandal involving Facebook and Cambridge Analytica. This is according to the letter sent to them by the US social network, who also clarified this week...
It was revealed this week that Facebook had been working on a project where it had been planning a data sharing arrangement with a number of major US hospitals to determine which patients needed special treatment. The social network was said to have been in talks...
Malwarebytes researcher Nathan Collier recently revealed that a fake WhatsApp version is being circulated and used by attackers to collect sensitive information such as photos, phone numbers from Android mobile phones. The app, called WhatsApp Plus, is a variant of the Android/PUP.Riskware.Wtaspin.GB riskware identified in 2017....
Last Wednesday, Facebook refuted earlier reports which said that the data of around 50 million users had been improperly accessed by political analytics firm Cambridge Analytica breach. CEO Mark Zuckerberg clarified that the estimate is closer to around 87 million. He added that although they...
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) announced last Thursday that it has opened an official investigation into the privacy scandal involving Facebook and Cambridge Analytica. After learning that the data of around 311,127 Australians had been misused by both firms, Privacy Commissioner Angelene Falk...
In an interview earlier this week, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg refuted a Reuters story which said that his company will not be providing GDPR privacy standards to other countries that use the social network. Zuckerberg clarified that Facebook will have the same privacy controls everywhere and...
A number of users reported that they were not able to log into popular dating app Tinder last Wednesday after Facebook had initiated a number of sweeping changes to its privacy rules. The Tinder app went into a cycle of login errors after Facebook tightened its...
Earlier this week, Apple announced that it had hired former Google Assistant architect John Giannandrea to further Siri’s development. Observers have noted that the move could have a significant impact on the privacy protections of Apple’s smart assistant. It is said that Giannandrea’s biggest challenge...
Facebook’s recent privacy problems has highlighted the need for greater data protection laws around the world and it has raised attention particularly in African countries, most of which do not have specific laws or regulations to protect the privacy of individuals. Countries such as Kenya has...
Security researchers recently found that a popular live chat widget used by a number of high-profile websites has been leaking the sensitive data of employees. The widgets, provided by LiveChat and TouchCommerce, are said to leak the information of the support staffer which could include his...