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FCC Fines Wireless Carriers for Sharing User Locations Without Consent

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FCC Fines Wireless Carriers for Sharing User Locations Without Consent 2024-04-30 at 18:31 By Associated Press The Federal Communications Commission leveraged nearly $200 million in fines against wireless carriers AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon for illegally sharing customers’ location data. The post FCC Fines Wireless Carriers for Sharing User Locations Without Consent appeared first on […]

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Why Using Microsoft Copilot Could Amplify Existing Data Quality and Privacy Issues

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Why Using Microsoft Copilot Could Amplify Existing Data Quality and Privacy Issues 2024-04-30 at 15:31 By Alastair Paterson Microsoft provides an easy and logical first step into GenAI for many organizations, but beware of the pitfalls. The post Why Using Microsoft Copilot Could Amplify Existing Data Quality and Privacy Issues appeared first on SecurityWeek. This

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How TikTok Grew From a Fun App for Teens Into a Potential National Security Threat

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How TikTok Grew From a Fun App for Teens Into a Potential National Security Threat 2024-04-29 at 21:02 By Associated Press History of TikTok and how it many view it as a national security threat. The post How TikTok Grew From a Fun App for Teens Into a Potential National Security Threat appeared first on

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House Passes Reauthorization of Key US Surveillance Program After Days of Upheaval Over Changes

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House Passes Reauthorization of Key US Surveillance Program After Days of Upheaval Over Changes 2024-04-13 at 17:01 By Associated Press The bill was approved on a bipartisan basis, 273-147, though it will still have to clear the Senate to become law. The post House Passes Reauthorization of Key US Surveillance Program After Days of Upheaval

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Key Lawmakers Float New Rules for Personal Data Protection; Bill Would Make Privacy a Consumer Right

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Key Lawmakers Float New Rules for Personal Data Protection; Bill Would Make Privacy a Consumer Right 2024-04-08 at 17:01 By Associated Press The American Privacy Rights Act would preempt most state privacy laws — though it wouldn’t impact certain states’ laws already on the books that protect financial, health or employee data. The post Key

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House to Take up Bill to Reauthorize Crucial US Spy Program as Expiration Date Looms

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House to Take up Bill to Reauthorize Crucial US Spy Program as Expiration Date Looms 2024-04-06 at 15:46 By Associated Press Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act expires on April 19. The post House to Take up Bill to Reauthorize Crucial US Spy Program as Expiration Date Looms appeared first on SecurityWeek. This

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Google to Purge Billions of Files Containing Personal Data in Settlement of Chrome Privacy Case

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Google to Purge Billions of Files Containing Personal Data in Settlement of Chrome Privacy Case 2024-04-02 at 05:01 By Associated Press Google agreed to purge billions of records containing personal information collected from more than 136 million people using its Chrome web browser as part of settlement in a lawsuit accusing it of illegal surveillance.

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Risk and Regulation: Preparing for the Era of Cybersecurity Compliance

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Risk and Regulation: Preparing for the Era of Cybersecurity Compliance 2024-03-21 at 15:46 By Marc Solomon The next twelve months will see the implementation of several regulations designed to improve cybersecurity standards across various industries. The post Risk and Regulation: Preparing for the Era of Cybersecurity Compliance appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an

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Bill That Could Ban TikTok Passed in the House. Here’s What to Know

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Bill That Could Ban TikTok Passed in the House. Here’s What to Know 2024-03-14 at 14:01 By Associated Press The House passed legislation that would ban TikTok if its China-based owner ByteDance doesn’t sell its stakes in the popular social media platform within six months of the bill’s enactment. The post Bill That Could Ban

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At Least 30 Journalists, Lawyers and Activists Hacked With Pegasus in Jordan, Forensic Probe Finds

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At Least 30 Journalists, Lawyers and Activists Hacked With Pegasus in Jordan, Forensic Probe Finds 2024-02-01 at 15:46 By Associated Press Pegasus spyware from NSO Group was used in Jordan to hack the cellphones of journalists, lawyers, human rights and political activists. The post At Least 30 Journalists, Lawyers and Activists Hacked With Pegasus in

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ChatGPT Violated European Privacy Laws, Italy Tells Chatbot Maker OpenAI

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ChatGPT Violated European Privacy Laws, Italy Tells Chatbot Maker OpenAI 2024-01-30 at 19:02 By Associated Press Italian regulators told OpenAI that its ChatGPT artificial intelligence chatbot has violated GDPR. The post ChatGPT Violated European Privacy Laws, Italy Tells Chatbot Maker OpenAI appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View

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Amazon’s French Warehouses Fined Over Employee Surveillance

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Amazon’s French Warehouses Fined Over Employee Surveillance 2024-01-24 at 12:02 By AFP France’s data protection agency fines Amazon’s French warehouses unit 32 million euros ($34.9 million) for “excessively intrusive” employee surveillance system. The post Amazon’s French Warehouses Fined Over Employee Surveillance appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View

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Meta Makes End-to-End Encryption a Default on Facebook Messenger

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Meta Makes End-to-End Encryption a Default on Facebook Messenger 08/12/2023 at 06:46 By Associated Press End-to-End encryption in Facebook Messenger means that no one other than the sender and the recipient — not even Meta — can decipher people’s messages. The post Meta Makes End-to-End Encryption a Default on Facebook Messenger appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Mine Lands $30M Series B for Data Privacy Tech

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Mine Lands $30M Series B for Data Privacy Tech 05/12/2023 at 17:32 By Ryan Naraine Israeli early-stage startup snags financing from Battery Ventures, PayPal Ventures and Nationwide Ventures. The post Mine Lands $30M Series B for Data Privacy Tech appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original Source

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France, UK Seek Greater Regulation of Commercial Spyware   

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France, UK Seek Greater Regulation of Commercial Spyware    10/11/2023 at 17:47 By AFP France and the UK are calling for greater regulation of commercial surveillance software in the wake of recent Pegasus and Predator spyware scandals. The post France, UK Seek Greater Regulation of Commercial Spyware    appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt

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Imagine Making Shadowy Data Brokers Erase Your Personal Info. Californians May Soon Live the Dream

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Imagine Making Shadowy Data Brokers Erase Your Personal Info. Californians May Soon Live the Dream 18/09/2023 at 05:32 By Associated Press California state Legislature has passed the Delete Act to allow individuals to order data brokers to delete their personal data — and to cease acquiring and selling it in the future. The post Imagine

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California Settles With Google Over Location Privacy Practices for $93 Million

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California Settles With Google Over Location Privacy Practices for $93 Million 15/09/2023 at 18:01 By Associated Press Search giant Google has agreed to a $93 million settlement with the state of California over its location-privacy practices. The post California Settles With Google Over Location Privacy Practices for $93 Million appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article

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Intel Capital Bets on Zenity for Low-Code/No-Code Security

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Intel Capital Bets on Zenity for Low-Code/No-Code Security 12/09/2023 at 21:02 By Ryan Naraine Israeli security startup Zenity banks $16.5 million in new venture capital funding to work on ‘low-code/no-code’ security technology. The post Intel Capital Bets on Zenity for Low-Code/No-Code Security appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed

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Elon Musk Says X, Formerly Twitter, Will Have Voice and Video Calls, Updates Privacy Policy

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Elon Musk Says X, Formerly Twitter, Will Have Voice and Video Calls, Updates Privacy Policy 01/09/2023 at 14:04 By Associated Press Twitter has updated its privacy policies, which will allow for the collection of biometric data and employment history, among other information. The post Elon Musk Says X, Formerly Twitter, Will Have Voice and Video

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