Apple is reportedly moving to purge iOS apps that breach the company’s privacy policy, such as those that share the location data of their users to third parties without explicit consent. Meanwhile, developers who violate sections 5.1.1 and 5.1.2 of the App Store Review Guidelines...
Last Tuesday evening, the National Privacy Commission (NPC) issued an order to fast food giant Jollibee, asking it to suspend its online delivery system due to vulnerabilities that may put the data of some 18 million users at risk. Although the system has not yet been...
In an interview last Tuesday, managing partner of venture firm Social Capital Chamath Palihapitiya remarked that Facebook data-privacy problem was partly brought about by the addiction of consumers to free things. Palihapitiya was quoted saying “For 20 years, none of us have had to pay for...
It has been reported that a number of Indian IT firms are taking advantage of the mounting pressure on organizations looking to comply with the upcoming EU privacy rules, with companies such as Wipro, Cognizant, and Infosys offering services that would help customers in the...
It was revealed this week that a new iPhone feature spotted in the beta version of iOS 11.4 called “USB Restricted Mode” is able to keep USB accessories from connecting to the device’s Lightning port if it has not been unlocked within 7 days. The security...
Computer scientists and mathematicians from MIT and Cambridge have recently developed a method of encrypting genetic data that allows anonymity while processing the genetic codes of as much as 23,000 individuals at once. The process involves chopping up the sensitive data and keeping it on a...
According to a new Reuters survey which polled 24 European data regulators, 17 said that they are not yet ready for the GDPR, citing the lack of funding or authority as obstacles to performing their duties. France’s CNIL data privacy watchdog chief Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin lamented that...
Fast food chain Wendy’s Philippines informed its customers and site users of its data breach via sms this week after an intervention by the National Privacy Commission. The NPC estimates that some 82,150 records had been affected, and personal information such as names, email addresses,...
Earlier this week, the National Privacy Commission revealed that it will be asking fast food giant Jollibee to take the necessary steps to prevent a breach of its website. The NPC said that its digital forensics team had conducted vulnerability assessment and penetration testing since last...
Experts in Thailand have recently called on the government to quickly enact a data privacy law to address the growing ecommerce, data breach fears and effects of EU’s upcoming privacy rules. However, the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (MDES) has yet to catch up...