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Baby App “Peekaboo” Leaks Photos, Videos and Personal Data

Adam Levin

An unsecured database discovered online has leaked thousands of baby photos and videos. . The leaked data includes photos, videos, and birthdates of babies, as well as 800,000 email addresses, location data as well as detailed device information. . Data privacy and security come as our priority. Bithouse, Inc.

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Video Conferencing Apps Sometimes Ignore the Mute Button

Schneier on Security

A Privacy Analysis of Mute Buttons in Video Conferencing Apps “: Abstract: In the post-pandemic era, video conferencing apps (VCAs) have converted previously private spaces — bedrooms, living rooms, and kitchens — into semi-public extensions of the office. New research: “ Are You Really Muted?:

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TikTok sued over its use of children’s personal data

IT Governance

TikTok is again being accused of illegally processing children’s personal data. The latest claim has been brought by Anne Longfield , the former children’s commissioner for England, who is suing the video-sharing app on behalf of 3.5 TikTok has continually defended the way it processes children’s personal data.

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Just Dance video game has been breached

IT Governance

Ubisoft has confirmed that its popular video game series Just Dance has been targeted by cyber criminals. A statement from Ubisoft said that the breach was limited to “technical identifiers” including GameTags, profile IDs and device IDs, as well as recordings of Just Dance videos that were uploaded to a database accessible to other players.

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Discord Fined by French CNIL for GDPR Violations

Data Breach Today

Video Streamer Pays 800,000 Euros to Settle Probe of Privacy and Security Practices The French data protection authority fined Discord 800,000 euros for privacy and security practices that violate the General Data Protection Regulation.

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EU: EDPB ISSUES GUIDELINES ON PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA THROUGH VIDEO DEVICES

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

The European Data Protection Board ( “EDPB” ) has published guidelines on the processing of personal data through video devices (the “ Guidelines “) (currently subject to a public consultation process). technical and organisational measures required for such data processing.

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TikTok Bugs Put Users' Videos, Personal Data At Risk

Dark Reading

Researchers found it was possible to spoof SMS messages from TikTok and exploit an API flaw that could grant access to users' personal data.