It will be interesting to seen how the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will impact Chinese companies in the EU. In March 2018, when William Zhang’s car insurance was about to expire he did not have to bother looking for renewal options. Two months before the expiry of the policy, Zhang used to…
Hackers were able to go through the personal records of 10 million customers of British electricals and mobile phone retailer Dixons Carphone, in 2017. On Tuesday, British electricals and mobile phone retailer Dixons Carphone disclosed, hackers have been able to access 10 million personal data of customers in 2017. “While there is now evidence that…
The new cyber security law – a double edged sword – can be used to combat cybercrime, it can also be used to tackle online dissent. On Tuesday, in a move that further consolidates the government’s powers over internet content in Vietnam, the country’s lawmakers approved a cybersecurity law that tightens control of the internet…
Hailed as a model for personal data protection, the GDPR ramps up protection for online privacy for citizens across the European Union. On Friday, new privacy regulations will come effect across the Eurozone. Companies will now have to comply with tougher privacy rights of their customers and provide them ways to better handle and control…
The investigating appears to focus on Cambridge Analytica’s financial dealings. As per a New Yorks Times report, the FBI and the U.S. Justice Department are investigating Cambridge Analytica, the now-defunct political data firm that was embroiled in a massive scandal over its handling of Facebook Inc user data. Prosecutors are wanting to question former Cambridge…
In a welcome move, the EU’s Social Media Working Group will formulate a long term strategy to deal with the protection of personal data harvested from social networks. Following the reporting of Facebook Inc’s fiasco in the way personal data of 87 million of its users were harvested for economic or political purposes, privacy watchdogs…
Equifax’s data breach is likely to be one of the most costly hacks in corporate history. The credit reporting firm is already facing a series of class action lawsuits and investigations by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and various state attorneys general. A ruling by Suffolk County Superior Court Judge Kenneth Salinger in Boston, which…
The misuse of Facebook data by consultancy firm Cambridge Analytica affected more than 50 million users. With Facebook Inc’s data being misused by consultancy firm Cambridge Analytica, affecting more than 50 million users, executives from IBM and Apple Inc have called for more oversight on how personal data is being used. Speaking at the 3-day…
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