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Carol Hancox
October 19, 4:20 AM
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Carol Hancox
October 10, 1:34 AM
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The Federal Court ordered that Australian Clinical Labs (ACL) pay $5.8 million in civil penalties in relation to a data breach by its Medlab Pathology business in February 2022.
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Carol Hancox
October 3, 3:08 AM
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Amazon will pay both the Federal Trade Commission and consumers directly to settle a lawsuit alleging that it used manipulative and deceptive tactics to encourage sign-ups for Prime.
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Carol Hancox
September 28, 2:51 AM
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Newly released data shows Customs and Border Protection funneled the DNA of nearly 2,000 US citizens—some as young as 14—into an FBI crime database, raising alarms about oversight and legality.
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Carol Hancox
August 10, 6:17 AM
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The need for online services to explicitly take children’s needs into account is clearly established under the Data Use and Access Act (DUAA).
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Carol Hancox
July 24, 9:09 AM
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A trove of 1.1 million records left accessible on the open web shows how much sensitive information can be created—and made vulnerable—during the adoption process.
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Carol Hancox
July 6, 4:53 AM
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Washington (June 24, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Senat
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Carol Hancox
June 21, 4:24 AM
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Genetic testing company 23andMe’s bankruptcy has unsettled users and officials, raising crucial concerns about what will happen to the sensitive biometric data collected by the company. IAPP Staff Writer Lexie White reported on the bankruptcy proceedings privacy implications.
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Carol Hancox
June 21, 3:17 AM
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BMVN International's Alex Do discusses Vietnam's data protection landscape, with more than half a dozen data protection regulations passing in the last three years and at least five more anticipated in 2025.
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Carol Hancox
June 14, 7:39 PM
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House Democrats sent letters to the potential buyers of the genetic testing company, asking how they plan to protect customer genetic data under a change of ownership.
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Carol Hancox
June 14, 7:09 PM
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A contract obtained by 404 Media shows that an airline-owned data broker forbids the feds from revealing it sold them detailed passenger data.
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Carol Hancox
June 2, 5:42 AM
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Hackers. AI data scrapes. Government surveillance. Yeah, thinking about where to start when it comes to protecting your online privacy can be overwhelming. Here’s a simple guide for you—and anyone who claims they have nothing to hide.
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Carol Hancox
April 29, 7:30 PM
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Records reviewed by WIRED show law enforcement agencies are eager to take advantage of the data trails generated by a flood of new internet-connected vehicle features.
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Carol Hancox
October 10, 1:35 AM
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The platform says hackers targeted a firm that helped to verify the ages of its users.
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Carol Hancox
October 3, 3:29 AM
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Anthropic is starting to train its models on new Claude chats. If you’re using the bot and don’t want your chats used as training data, here’s how to opt out.
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Carol Hancox
October 3, 2:55 AM
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Data on approximately 430,000 Harrods shoppers was stolen in a third-party breach, but the cyber attack was not related to an earlier Scattered Spider incident, says the retailer.
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Carol Hancox
September 14, 12:51 AM
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Jaguar Land Rover has admitted that some data has been revealled to have been affected in the cyber attack that began on 31 August.
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Carol Hancox
July 31, 6:37 AM
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Security flaws in Airportr, a door-to-door luggage checking service used by 10 airlines, let hackers access user data and even gain privileges that would have let them redirect or steal luggage.
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Carol Hancox
July 16, 8:53 AM
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The digital platforms you and your family use every day -- from online games to education apps and medical portals -- may be collecting and selling your children's data, says anthropologist Veronica Barassi. Sharing her eye-opening research, Barassi urges parents to look twice at digital terms and conditions instead of blindly accepting them -- and to demand protections that ensure their kids' data doesn't skew their future.
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Carol Hancox
July 6, 4:48 AM
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Australian flag carrier is investigating significant data theft of personal information for up to 6 million customers after a third-party platform used by its call centre was compromised
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Carol Hancox
June 21, 4:22 AM
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IAPP News Editor Joe Duball reports on the 2.31 million GBP fine against genetic testing company 23andMe from the U.K. Information Commissioner's Office following a joint data security probe with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.
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Carol Hancox
June 14, 7:46 PM
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Waymo driverless taxis capture troves of video footage in order to operate, but the company reveals very little about how much data is stored—and for how long.
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Carol Hancox
June 14, 7:35 PM
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Carol Hancox
June 14, 7:05 PM
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Many new Apple Intelligence features happen on your device rather than in the cloud. While it may not be flashy, the privacy-centric approach could be a competitive advantage.
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Carol Hancox
May 10, 10:52 PM
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IAPP News Editor Joe Duball reports on Ireland's Data Protection Commission finalizing a decision against TikTok that could halt its EU data transfers to China if corrective measures are not adopted.
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