Data
Data of 61 million Fitbit and Apple users exposed on web
All those using Fitbit trackers and wearables, here’s a news piece that needs your immediate attention. Reports are in that an unsecured database led to the exposure of over 61 million records of users related to Fitbit and Apple Healthkit repository users. WebsitePlanet researchers team led by Jeremiah Fowler have discovered a database that wasn’t […]
UK data watchdog wants to tackle cookie pop ups to protect personal data
Britain’s Information Commissioner’s Office(ICO) is asking tech companies to tackle issues related to data privacy for cookie pop-ups. ICO is also intending to put forward a request to G7 Summit authorities and will urge them to present a plan to improve the current cookie consent functionality that is in place. In a virtual meeting to […]
EU data watchdog slaps $267m fine on Facebook owned WhatsApp
Facebook owned messaging app WhatsApp was slapped with a penalty of $267 million, accounting to €225 million in Europe’s one of the native currencies. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) was the authority to pronounce the decision, as the photo & video sharing app failed to live up to the standards required by EU GDPR. Irish […]
UK new information security commissioner is John Edwards
United Kingdom has issued a press update on the appointment of its next information commissioner and reports are because it is going to be John Edwards, who’s currently serving as Privacy Commissioner for New Zealand since 2014. Factually speaking, an Information Commissioner plays a vital role in regurgitating data flow between companies and their customers, […]
Facebook is firing three engineers per month for accessing user data
The fall of Facebook(FB) seems to have started as the way it conducts its business is being questioned by all its users located across the globe. First it is the former US President Donald Trump who questioned the business integrity of the Mark Zuckerberg led company and filed a legal allegation against the social media […]
Data flow vs. data security dilemma for China Didi
Because of fresh allegations and a criminal probe, Chinese ride sharing app ‘Didi’ has been asked by Chinese Ministry to stop adding new users and has asked app sharing platforms to delete the app as it was not complying with the data storage and security laws that existed in Republic of China. The Xi Jinping […]
Data of 700 million LinkedIn users leaked and put for sale on Dark Web
LinkedIn is back in news for failing to protect its user data from hackers and this time the issue is serious as data of over 700 million of its 756 million has leaked and put for sale on the dark web. However, the professional website denies all such media claims and stated that the newly […]
NHS postpones patient data sharing with 3rd parties till September 2021
On May 12th, 2021 NHS released a press statement saying that it intends to share data of more than 300,000 patients with 3rd parties and the purpose will be to use that information for research and development purposes. And those who intend to go against this info share can submit in writing to the GP […]
NHS to share UK Patient data with a notorious US Company
A few days ago, NHS revealed that its patient records that include medical history, gender, name, contact details, and addresses will be shared with third-party firms that could use that data in the research and development of medicines for life-threatening diseases and infections such as COVID 19 aka Wuhan Virus- developed by China in Oct […]
UK NHS to share data causing data privacy concerns among patients
NHS UK has made a public announcement yesterday that it is going to share the data of its patients with third parties that are involved in AI-based research and development programs that benefit the field of Medicine. However, the patients have the option of opting out of this latest update, provided they fill in a […]
