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Modernizing data collection with OpenText EnCase Information Assurance

OpenText Information Management

Historically, data was located primarily on in-house workstations and servers; today, much of it is in the cloud within enterprise systems for everything from email and productivity solutions, like Microsoft® 365 and Google™ Suite, to collaboration platforms, such … The post Modernizing data collection with OpenText EnCase Information Assurance (..)

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ByteDance agreed to pay $92M in US privacy Settlement for TikTok data collection

Security Affairs

users for illegal data collection. The Chinese firm was accused to have failed to get the users’ consent to collect data in compliance with the Illinois biometric privacy law. The post ByteDance agreed to pay $92M in US privacy Settlement for TikTok data collection appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Norway Urges Europe-Wide Ban on Meta's Targeted Ad Data Collection

Dark Reading

Norway wants to permanently ban the owner of Facebook and Instagram from collecting sensitive user data across Europe, saying its current policies violate GDPR rules.

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Avast Announces Termination of Data Collection Subsidiary

Adam Levin

Avast will phase out Jumpshot, a subsidiary that sells user browsing data gleaned from its antivirus and security products. . “I Avast’s sudden about-face regarding the sale of user data came just days after a joint exposé published by Motherboard and PCMag that revealed the depth and scope of its user data tracking.

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TikTok data collection could reveal what floor a user is on, cybersecurity firm says

The Guardian Data Protection

released a study on the data TikTok attempts to collect on user devices, which includes contact lists and calendars, and its scanning of hard drives and geolocating devices on an hourly basis. Australian-US company Internet 2.0 Last year, Internet 2.0

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Don’t use AI-based apps, Philippine defense ordered its personnel

Security Affairs

Teodoro ordered “to refrain from using AI photo generator applications and practice vigilance in sharing information online” At this time, it remains unclear whether the order was issued in response to a specific event or to address potential attacks aimed at exploiting the data collected by these applications.

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TikTok’s data collection being scrutinised by Australia’s privacy watchdog

The Guardian Data Protection

Office of the Australian Information Commissioner launches inquiry into platform’s use of marketing pixels to track people’s online habits Australia’s privacy watchdog has launched an inquiry into how TikTok harvests personal data and whether it is being done with consent.