Facebook this week had reportedly suspended and conducted an investigation into Boston-based analytics firm Crimson Hexagon which may be in violation of the social network’s surveillance policies. However, Facebook says that the firm, which offers consumer insights and has links with government agencies around the world,...
Remarks from the Chief Executive of the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) shocked many this week when he tried to assuage the public’s fears regarding the data security breach at Singhealth. David Koh said that the stolen data was only basic demographic data and was...
A Missouri Uber driver named Jason Gargac recently re-ignited the discussion around privacy and ethical streaming after he was caught live-streaming passengers on Twitch using his dashboard cam. Uber and Lyft both refer to local regulation on the matter of recording riders, and it has been...
According to recent interviews, Chinese millennials are reportedly leaving WeChat due to lack of privacy and possible mass surveillance. One such user named Wang Zizheng said that he quit the popular messaging app after learning that parent company Tencent hands over user data to the...
It was recently revealed that Google is working on a replacement for its Android OS which will reportedly also give users greater privacy. Despite being repeatedly criticized for not giving users enough privacy, the search company is said to be tightening its security protocols on...
Singapore’s government revealed this week that a major cyber attack had hit the city-state’s health database which led to the theft of the personal information of 1.5 million citizens. The government added that the attack was by far the most serious breach of personal data in...
Chinese property developer Wu Zhengge was recently handed a 4-year jail sentence for violating the privacy of several judges. The businessman reportedly hired a private eye to take evidence of the judges’ illicit activities such as gambling and extramarital affairs. In addition to the jail sentence,...
It was announced this week that the Global Security Philippines 2018 will be gathering suppliers for anti-counterfeiting solutions, information and communications technology, firearms and ammunitions, border surveillance systems, CCTV, biometrics authentication technology, digital forensics, network security, and many more in a massive single event. Jethro Dionisio,...
British Airways was caught committing a privacy misstep this week as a security researcher discovered that the airlines social media team was asking customers to provide their personal details on Twitter so that they could be assisted with their complaints. Security researcher Mustafa Al-Bassam noted it...
Berlin-based privacy researcher Hang Do Thi Duc recently discovered that the transactions made on Venmo are "public" by default and was broadcast on Venmo's API. This means that all the instances someone sends or receives money using the PayPal-owned mobile app (which had over seven million...