Personal data for 1.2 billion people was discovered in an open Elasticsearch server. It’s unclear who owned the server, how the data got there, who had...
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Twitter used people’s private information to help third-party advertisers target the right users by mistake, the company said in an announcement. The...
An 18-year-old student from New York is suing Apple for $1 billion, claiming he was wrongfully accused of stealing gadgets from a number of Apple stores in...
As if some folks weren’t concerned enough about the infiltration of potentially privacy-busting devices into the home, Google has admitted it did not...
One in five healthcare professionals has experienced breaches of patient data, yet many also say they’re “very confident” in their facility’s ability to...
Another day, another rogue Google Chrome add-on found making the rounds, looking to steal your private data. A SANS ISC incident contributor has spotted a...
Microsoft’s “intelligent virtual and personal assistant” for Windows 10 has now been added as a Skype contact for iOS and Android, for the ultimate AI...
The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has drafted a new set of privacy standards that US federal agencies will have to abide by when...
Some of the largest tech companies in the United States, including Microsoft, Apple, Facebook, Twitter, Google and Verizon, filed a 44-page brief with the US...
Watchdog The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) urges through a legal complaint that FTC investigate Google’s “Store Sales Measurement” tool that...