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Australian Cybersecurity Concerns Spark Online Shopping Warning
Australians are being warned about accidentally gifting loved ones products with hidden malware or compromising their own cybersecurity when shopping online. Anyone tempted by overseas and from smaller retailers offering ...
October 13, 2023
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AAP
Prevent Illegal Mass Data Extraction, Privacy Authorities Tell Social Media Firms
The federal privacy watchdog and some of his global counterparts are urging the largest social media companies to ...
August 25, 2023
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The Canadian Press
Quebec Groups, Politician Promote Chinese App That Collects Personal Data, Surveils Users
A city councillor in Quebec and two local community groups have been promoting a cellphone application that collects ...
June 19, 2023
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Andrew Chen
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Kathy Han
US Intelligence Agencies Are Buying Americans’ Personal Data From Private Companies
U.S. government agencies are reportedly buying vast amounts of sensitive data on Americans from private sources, according to ...
June 16, 2023
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Bryan Jung
TikTok in the Crosshairs of Congress
Commentary Ask the average youth what he watches on TikTok, and he will most likely mention funny videos ...
March 24, 2023
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Anders Corr
‘Fortnite’ Maker Epic Games Fined $520 Million Over Claims It Violated Children’s Privacy, Collected Personal Data
Epic Games, developer of the popular online video game Fortnite, has agreed to pay $520 million in penalties ...
December 20, 2022
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Katabella Roberts
Shangri-La Guest Database Hacked
Shangri-La Group issued an announcement on its official website on Sept. 30, stating that its 8 hotels were ...
October 3, 2022
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Terence Tang
National Security Threat: China’s Eyes in America
Originally published by Gatestone Institute Commentary Chinese intelligence gathering in the United States takes many forms and has ...
September 13, 2022
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Peter Schweizer
‘A Surveillance Company’: Rights Group Sounds Alarm After Amazon Acquires iRobot
Amazon’s $1.7 billion (A$2.4 billion) acquisition deal for iRobot, the creator of Roomba robot vacuums, will give the ...
August 9, 2022
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Rebecca Zhu
States Risk Massive Security Breaches by Using ‘Low Cost’ Chinese Computer Equipment | Facts Matter
This video is brought to you by Sekur: https://ept.ms/3yW0Wul We had an opportunity to sit down with Roslyn ...
July 6, 2022
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Roman Balmakov
Google Targeted in Fresh EU Consumer Groups’ Privacy Complaints
BRUSSELS—Google has been targeted by a French consumer group and its peers in complaints to privacy watchdogs over ...
July 1, 2022
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Reuters
Privacy Bill Would Set out Rules on Use of Personal Data, Artificial Intelligence
The federal Liberals plan to introduce privacy legislation today to give Canadians more control over their personal data ...
June 16, 2022
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The Canadian Press
Hong Kong to Implement Passenger Screening System, Prompting Concerns That CCP Will Obtain the Data
The Hong Kong Legislative Council recently held a meeting to discuss implementation of the Advance Notification of Passenger ...
May 12, 2022
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Anne Zhang
Find Out and Fix What Big Data Says About You
I thought I knew all about the information that consumer reporting agencies were collecting on me. Then I ...
April 18, 2022
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The Associated Press
German Cartel Office Steps up Examination of Google Products
BERLIN—Germany's cartel office said it was examining Google's use of personal data and its Google News Showcase product ...
January 6, 2022
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Reuters
Senators Unveil Bipartisan Bill To Protect Americans’ Personal Data From ‘Harmful Actors’ in China, Elsewhere
A bipartisan pair of senators on Tuesday introduced legislation they say will protect Americans' sensitive personal data from ...
November 2, 2021
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Isabel van Brugen
Democrats Reach Agreement to Raise $600 Cap for Biden’s Proposal on IRS Reporting, Surveillance
Democratic lawmakers have said they plan to raise the threshold of President Joe Biden’s radical proposal that all bank transactions ...
September 27, 2021
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Katabella Roberts
Russia Fines Google for Violating Data Storage Law
MOSCOW—A Moscow court ordered Google on Thursday to pay a fine of 3 million rubles (roughly $41,000) for ...
July 29, 2021
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The Associated Press
Dutch Group Launches Data Harvesting Claim Against TikTok
THE HAGUE, Netherlands—A Dutch consumer group is launching a 1.5 billion euro ($1.8 billion) claim against TikTok over ...
June 24, 2021
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The Associated Press
Ikea Fined $1.3 Million Over Spying Campaign in France
VERSAILLES, France—A French court ordered home furnishings giant Ikea to pay some €1.1 million ($1.3 million) in fines ...
June 15, 2021
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The Associated Press
Senators Ask Big Firms to Reveal Details on Foreign, Domestic Buyers of User Data
A bipartisan group of senators is questioning eight major U.S. corporations about the transmission of American user data ...
April 3, 2021
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Samuel Allegri
Japan to Probe Line After Reports It Let Chinese Engineers Access User Data
TOKYO—Japan's government said on Wednesday it would investigate messaging app Line, owned by SoftBank Corp's Z Holdings Corp, ...
March 18, 2021
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Reuters
Big Tech’s Flawed Defense
Commentary Google, Facebook, and Twitter aren't private companies best left alone by governments. They aren’t even private companies ...
February 15, 2021
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Lawrence Solomon
Personal Data Surveillance of Smartphone Users Through Apps Is Overlooked: Cybersecurity Adviser
Collecting personal information from internet users through social media apps in order to promote certain products to those ...
November 6, 2020
BY
Ella Kietlinska
Data Leak Hits 20,000 Tasmania University Students
Personal information belonging to almost 20,000 University of Tasmania (UTAS) students was mistakenly made public for more than ...
September 21, 2020
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AAP
TikTok Accused in California Lawsuit of Sending User Data to China
SAN FRANCISCO—A California college student has accused popular video-sharing app TikTok in a class-action lawsuit of transferring private ...
December 3, 2019
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Reuters
Health Websites Share Sensitive Personal Data with Advertisers Without Required Consent: Report
Investigative reporters probing alleged misuse of the sensitive data of Europeans found that health websites were illegally sharing ...
November 13, 2019
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Tom Ozimek
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