Security Affairs

MARCH 9, 2020

Aussie privacy watchdog sues Facebook over alleged “systematic failures” exposing Australians to Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal. ” The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner accuses Facebook to have committed serious and/or repeated interferences with privacy, violating the Privacy Act 1988. .

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 28, 2014

On May 14, 2014, Hunton & Williams’ Global Privacy and Cybersecurity practice group hosted the latest webcast in its Hunton Global Privacy Update series. Listen to a recording of the May 2014 Hunton Global Privacy Update. The next Privacy Update is slated for July 15, 2014.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 20, 2020

of Privacy Framework, it is a tool designed to help organizations to manage privacy risks. of its privacy framework. The Framework is a voluntary tool that can be used by organizations to manage risks in compliance with privacy legislation, including the European GDPR. The NIST released version 1.0

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 20, 2014

On March 18, 2014, Hunton & Williams’ Global Privacy and Cybersecurity practice group hosted the latest webcast in its Hunton Global Privacy Update series. Listen to a recording of the March 2014 Hunton Global Privacy Update. The next Privacy Update is slated for May 14, 2014.

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 22, 2014

On January 21, 2014, Hunton & Williams’ Global Privacy and Cybersecurity practice group hosted the latest webcast in its Hunton Global Privacy Update series. The program highlighted some of the key privacy developments that companies will encounter in 2014, including cybersecurity issues in the U.S.,

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Security Affairs

JULY 9, 2019

The UK’s data privacy regulator plans to fine giant hotel chain Marriott International with a £99 million ($123 million) under GDPR over 2014 data breach. The UK’s data privacy regulator announced that the giant hotel chain Marriott International faces a £99 million ($123 million) fines under GDPR over 2014 data breach.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Security expert discovered that busing a well-known feature of deleting messages it is possible to threate the users’ privacy. This is not a security vulnerability its a privacy issue. As I understand Telegram a messaging app focuses on privacy which has over 10,00,00,000+ downloads in Playstore. Original post at: [link].

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 5, 2014

Join us at the International Association of Privacy Professionals (“IAPP”) Global Privacy Summit in Washington, D.C., March 5-7, 2014. Hunton & Williams privacy professionals will be featured speakers in the following sessions: Protecting Privacy under the Cybersecurity Microscope. Thursday, March 6, 10:45 a.m.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2020

The global data privacy landscape is changing and everyday we can see new regulations emerge. These regulations are encouraging organizations to be better custodians of the consumers data and create a healthier space for data privacy. Certain softwares deal with cookies and consent, while others could focus on breach notification.

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 20, 2014

Join us in New York City on May 19-20, 2014, for the Privacy, Policy & Technology Summit – A High Level Briefing for Today’s Top Privacy Executives.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 8, 2020

A researcher is warning that Google is indexing the phone numbers of WhatsApp users raising serious privacy concerns. Unfortunately they did not do that yet, and your privacy may be at stake,” he said. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. SecurityAffairs – Whatsapp, privacy).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 3, 2020

Twitter discloses a privacy issue in the way the Mozilla Firefox cached private files sent or received via DM for up to 7 days. ” The privacy issue doesn’t affect affect other browsers such as Google Chrome and Safari. Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data > Clear Data. ” concludes Twitter.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

The Chinese face-swapping ZAO app that allows users to create photos starring along their favorite characters is raising privacy concerns. The ZAO app is one of the most downloaded applications, but it made the headlines due to privacy concerns. “We fully understand your concerns about privacy issues. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 29, 2014

Hunton & Williams LLP is pleased to announce that Chambers and Partners has listed the firm’s Global Privacy and Cybersecurity practice in Band 1 in the 2014 Chambers USA guide. The team provides global privacy and cybersecurity advice to leading global companies and other high-profile clients.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Google experts worked on OS hardening and the implementation of anti-exploitation mechanisms with a great attention to the user privacy. ” reads a post written by Vikrant Nanda and René Mayrhofer from Android Security & Privacy Team. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

According to the complaint, the cybersecurity firm was advertising its products as privacy-friendly. The company claimed their software would “block[] annoying tracking cookies that collect data on your browsing activities” and “[p]rotect your privacy by preventing. ” re ads the FTC’s complaint.

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Join us at the International Association of Privacy Professionals (“IAPP”) Data Protection Congress in Brussels, November 18-20, 2014. Privacy Risk Framework and Risk-Based Approach: Delivering Effective Data Protection in Practice. Stonier, Executive Vice President, Information Governance and Chief Privacy Officer, MasterCard.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 27, 2020

According to the German privacy watchdog, a hard drive containing about 60 gigabytes of data revealed that superiors at the site in Nuremberg kept “detailed and systematic” records about employees’ private and sensitive data. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 13, 2019

Facebook is making a new and stronger commitment to privacy. There is ample reason to question Zuckerberg's pronouncement: The company has made -- and broken -- many privacy promises over the years. In security and privacy, the devil is always in the details -- and Zuckerberg's post provides none.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 9, 2019

Breach Persisted 4 Years - and Through Acquisition - Before Being Discovered Britain's privacy watchdog says it plans to fine hotel giant Marriott $125 million under GDPR for security failures tied to a 2014 breach of the guest reservation database for Starwood, which Marriott acquired in 2016.

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Security Affairs

JULY 25, 2019

The Federal Trade Commission fined Facebook $5 billion for privacy violations and is instituting new oversight and restrictions on its business. The Federal Trade Commission fined Facebook $5 billion for privacy violations over the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Facebook appeals the fine for failing to protect the privacy of the users in the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Facebook considers the fine as unacceptable because there are many practices online that are commonly accepted even if they threaten the privacy of the users. Facebook has been fined £500,000 in the U.K., Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 29, 2019

United Airlines opted to cover every camera in entertainment systems embedded within the back of plane seats in response to privacy concerns. “The image was retweeted hundreds of times, with many people expressing concern about the privacy implications. .” SecurityAffairs – United Airlines, privacy).

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

The vulnerability resides in the implementation of the privacy-protection mechanisms for sensitive data. This is possible by adding them to the system’s Application Data category in the System Preferences, Security & Privacy panel. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 22, 2024

“Between 2010 and 2014, we put up some web pages and optimize them — a widely used SEO practice — and then ran AdSense banners on them,” Shelest said, presumably referring to the dozens of people-search domains KrebsOnSecurity found were connected to his email addresses (dmitrcox@gmail.com and dmitrcox2@gmail.com).

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The Guardian Data Protection

JULY 21, 2018

Care.data was cancelled because drug and insurance companies were able to buy patient data Australia’s impending My Health Record system is “identical” to a failed system in England that was cancelled after it was found to be selling patient data to drug and insurance companies , a British privacy expert has said.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2020

Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. SecurityAffairs – Xiaomi integrations, privacy). The post Google blocks Xiaomi integrations on Nest hub over privacy concerns appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Threatpost

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Researcher Troy Hunt is credited for tipping image sharing site Imgur off to a 2014 breach of 1.7 million user accounts.

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Hunton Privacy

APRIL 29, 2014

On April 29, 2014, the French Data Protection Authority (“CNIL”) disclosed its annual inspections program, providing an overview of its inspections in 2013 and a list of the inspections it plans to conduct in 2014. Since March 2014, the CNIL also is permitted to collect such information online through remote investigations.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2019

” Privacy advocates believe that such kind of major changes has to be notified to the users. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. SecurityAffairs – Apple, privacy). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 7, 2020

He holds a degree of Computer Science from Iqra University and specializes in Information Security & Data Privacy. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Indonesia).

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The Guardian Data Protection

MAY 2, 2020

At a time the federal government is asking Australians to trust the security of data collected by its Covid-Safe contact tracing app , privacy experts are appalled by the breach, which they say is just the latest in a long line of cybersecurity blunders.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 30, 2014

Hunton & Williams LLP proudly announces that the firm’s Global Privacy and Cybersecurity practice was ranked in Tier 1 in The Legal 500 United States 2014 guide for cyber crime and data protection and privacy. The group is also well known for advising on prominent data breaches.”.

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Data Matters

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Uber hired Sullivan as its first Chief Security Officer (“CSO”) following a data breach in September 2014 related to the unauthorized access of approximately 50,000 consumers’ personal information, including their names and drivers’ license numbers.

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In the FTC’s complaint , the FTC alleged that Avast, through its Czech subsidiary, unfairly collected consumers’ browsing information since at least 2014 through Avast’s browser extensions and antivirus software, stored it indefinitely, and sold it without adequate notice and without consumer consent.

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 16, 2014

On July 15, 2014, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) released its Annual Report for 2013/14 (the “Report”). The total number of complaints received by the ICO regarding cookies in 2013 and 2014 fell almost 60% as compared to the previous year.

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Data Matters

JULY 17, 2019

The ICO has stated that it is believed that the vulnerability which caused the Starwood incident began in 2014. The post Another UK ICO GDPR Privacy Fine of £99m ($123m) Proposed Just One Day After the Largest Ever appeared first on Data Matters Privacy Blog.

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