Tag: privacy
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Cryptohack Roundup: Inside the $100M Nobitex Breach
Also: Dismantling a 460 Million Euro Crypto Fraud Network. This week, a peek into Iran’s largest crypto exchange blending privacy, scale and sanctions evasion, Europol and Spanish police dismantled a crypto fraud network, $9.5M Resupply hack, sentencing in a $40M ponzi scheme and a North Korean crypto theft and employment fraud ring. First seen on…
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Google open-sources privacy tech for age verification
Age verification is becoming more common across websites and online services. But many current methods require users to share personal data, like a full ID or birthdate, which … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/07/03/google-zero-knowledge-proofs-zkp/
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Court Approves 23andMe Sale to TTAM Research Institute
23andMe’s Ex-CEO Anne Wojcicki Made Privacy Pledge With Successful Bid of $305M. A bankruptcy court gave the green light for TTAM Research Institute – a firm launched by 23andMe’s co-founder and former CEO Anne Wojcicki – to buy 23andMe for $305 million. TTAM has promised to uphold the consumer genetics testing firm’s current privacy policies…
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Senate Strips AI Moratorium Amid Sharp Bipartisan Opposition
Republicans Remove Controversial AI Regulatory Ban in Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’. Senate Republicans removed a state moratorium on artificial intelligence regulations from its version of President Donald Trump’s big, beautiful bill following bipartisan warnings the component could risk data privacy and civil rights – particularly without a strong federal regulatory framework. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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U.S. House Homeland Security Appropriations Bill Seeks to Modernize Border Infrastructure Security with Proactive OT/IT Security Measures
Tags: ai, attack, awareness, cctv, cisa, cloud, control, cryptography, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, fedramp, government, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, iot, law, mitigation, monitoring, network, office, privacy, risk, service, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-trustThe FY 2026 House Homeland Security Appropriations Bill highlights growing focus in Congress on protecting border infrastructure from cyber threats. The directive to implement continuous monitoring and real-time threat intelligence reflects a broader push toward modern, preventive cybersecurity across federal agencies. As the digital and physical worlds become increasingly intertwined, the technologies used to protect…
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Proton bashes Apple and joins antitrust suit that seeks to throw the App Store wide open
Makes the usual complaints about control and cost, adds argument Apple’s practices harm privacy First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/07/01/proton_lawsuit_apple/
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US data privacy threatened by free VPN apps
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/us-data-privacy-threatened-by-free-vpn-apps
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Porn-site age checks will be harder to fight after ruling on Texas law, experts say
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in favor of Texas’ law requiring age verification for porn-site users will have ripple effects across other states, and also for personal data privacy and security, experts say. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/supreme-court-ruling-texas-porn-age-check-law-privacy-data-security
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Going Beyond the Hype of DPDPA Compliance: Are You Breach Ready?
The Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA) marks a turning point for data privacy in India. Passed in 2023, the Act establishes a clear framework for the collection, processing, storage, and protection of personal data. For enterprises, it signals a deeper shift in how data responsibilities are assigned, and how businesses must be structured to……
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Germany Urges Apple and Google to Ban Chinese AI App DeepSeek Over Privacy Concerns
Berlin’s data protection commissioner, Meike Kamp, has raised serious alarms over the Chinese AI application DeepSeek, accusing the company of unlawfully transferring personal data of German users to China in violation of the European Union’s stringent General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). In a statement released on Friday, Kamp highlighted that DeepSeek has failed to demonstrate…
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Let’s Encrypt ends certificate expiry emails to cut costs, boost privacy
Let’s Encrypt has announced it will no longer notify users about imminent certificate expirations via email due to high costs, privacy concerns, and unnecessary complexities. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lets-encrypt-ends-certificate-expiry-emails-to-cut-costs-boost-privacy/
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Facebook’s New AI Tool Asks to Upload Your Photos for Story Ideas, Sparking Privacy Concerns
Facebook, the social network platform owned by Meta, is asking for users to upload pictures from their phones to suggest collages, recaps, and other ideas using artificial intelligence (AI), including those that have not been directly uploaded to the service.According to TechCrunch, which first reported the feature, users are being served a new pop-up message…
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ISMG Editors: Et Tu, AI? When Frontier Models Choose Murder
Also: India’s New Privacy Law; Monitoring Operational Technology Environments. In this week’s update, four ISMG editors discussed frontier artificial intelligence models’ propensity to engage in unethical behavior, getting ready for India’s new data protection law and how to improve hardening and security monitoring for operational technology environments. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/ismg-editors-et-tu-ai-when-frontier-models-choose-murder-a-28843
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Meta scores worst on GenAI data privacy ranking
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/meta-scores-worst-on-genai-data-privacy-ranking
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Complaint says Bumble feature connected to OpenAI violates European data privacy rules
The stand-alone Bumble for Friends app runs afoul of Europe’s data privacy rules with a feature called Icebreaker that uses OpenAI technology to analyze users’ profiles, according to a complaint filed by the organization noyb. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/bumble-for-friends-openai-noyb-complaint-gdpr
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Frozen foods supermarket chain deploys facial recognition tech
Privacy campaigner brands Iceland’s use of ‘Orwellian’ camera tech ‘chilling,’ CEO responds: ‘It’ll cut violent crime’ First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/06/26/iceland_facial_recognition/
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Frozen supermarket chain deploys facial recognition tech
Privacy campaigner brands Iceland’s use of ‘Orwellian’ camera tech ‘chilling,’ CEO responds: ‘It’ll cut violent crime’ First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/06/26/iceland_facial_recognition/
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Many data brokers aren’t registering across state lines, privacy groups say
An analysis of four states with data broker registry laws found that hundreds of brokers are registered as such in one state but not in others. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/many-data-brokers-arent-registering-across-state-lines-privacy-groups-say/
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Protect Your Privacy: Best Secure Messaging Apps in 2025
Looking for the safest way to chat in 2025? Explore the best secure messaging apps with end-to-end encryption and zero data tracking. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/cybersecurity/best-secure-messaging-apps/
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UK Data Bill Signals Evolution in AI and Privacy Rules
Attorney Edward Machin on How the New Law Affects Data Use and Risk. The U.K.’s new data bill updates rules on AI, cookies and automated decisions while keeping EU data-sharing intact. Edward Machin of Ropes & Gray calls it evolution, not revolution and says the lighter-touch approach still carries serious long-term consequences. First seen on…
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New U.S. Visa Rule Requires Applicants to Set Social Media Account Privacy to Public
The United States Embassy in India has announced that applicants for F, M, and J nonimmigrant visas should make their social media accounts public.The new guideline seeks to help officials verify the identity and eligibility of applicants under U.S. law. The U.S. Embassy said every visa application review is a “national security decision.””Effective immediately, all…
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OPPO Clone Phone Vulnerability Leaks Sensitive Data via Weak WiFi Hotspot
A newly disclosed security vulnerability in OPPO’s widely used Clone Phone app has raised significant concerns over user privacy, as it exposes sensitive data through a weakly secured WiFi hotspot. The flaw, cataloged as CVE-2025-27387, has been rated as high severity and was published in the National Vulnerability Database and GitHub Advisory Database within the…
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Zero Data on Devices, Full BYOD Freedom Powered by the Cloud
Hypori’s Lewandowski on Eliminating Data and Apps From Personal Devices. Traditional BYOD strategies rely on managing personal devices directly, which introduces privacy concerns and leaves organizations vulnerable to attacks such as phishing, network compromise and device rooting, said Wayne Lewandowski, chief revenue officer at Hypori. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/zero-data-on-devices-full-byod-freedom-powered-by-cloud-a-28797
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Securing BYOD Without Sacrificing Privacy
Hypori’s Lewandowski on Eliminating Data and Apps From Personal Devices. Traditional BYOD strategies rely on managing personal devices directly, which introduces privacy concerns and leaves organizations vulnerable to attacks such as phishing, network compromise and device rooting, said Wayne Lewandowski, chief revenue officer at Hypori. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/securing-byod-without-sacrificing-privacy-a-28797
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OWASP Launches AI Testing Guide to Uncover Vulnerabilities in AI Systems
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes a cornerstone of modern industry, the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) has announced the release of its AI Testing Guide”, a comprehensive framework designed to help organizations identify and mitigate vulnerabilities unique to AI systems. This initiative addresses the growing need for specialized security, privacy, and ethical testing as…
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Court Ditches HIPAA Reproductive Health Info Privacy Rule
Ruling: HHS Has No Authority to Distinguish Different Types of PHI for Restrictions. A Texas federal court has vacated 2024 changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rule made by the Biden administration to shield reproductive healthcare information from law enforcement. The court’s ruling could potentially make it easier for state investigators to obtain information about abortions…
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Judge overturns Biden-era HHS rule on HIPAA protections for those seeking reproductive care
A federal judge ruled against a Biden administration privacy rule intended to address worries that patients visiting abortion clinics could have their records seized by law enforcement even if their procedure was legal in the state where it took place. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/judge-overtuns-biden-era-hhs-rule-hipaa-reproductive-care
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UK Passes Data Use and Access Regulation Bill
Government Says Bill Will ‘Pump 10 Billion Pounds’ Into Economy. The U.K. government passed the Data Use and Access Bill that will introduce a host of privacy changes intended at making data processing more lenient with a motive to promote economic growth. Whether the EU will continue to find British law adequate is an open…
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UK Passes Data Access and Use Regulation Bill
Government Says Bill Will ‘Pump 10 Billion Pounds’ Into Economy. The UK government passed the Data Use and Access Bill that will introduce a host of privacy changes intended at making data processing more lenient with a motive to promote economic growth. Whether the EU will continue to find British law adequate enough is an…