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FTC notifies 3.7 million Avast customers about compensation
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is emailing 3.7 million Avast customers, informing them they may be eligible…
February 25, 2025
Apple halts encrypted iCloud backups in the UK
Apple has stopped offering end-to-end encrypted iCloud backups in the UK due to government demands. UK authorities issued…
February 23, 2025
Italy probes DeepSeek data risks
Italy’s Privacy Guarantor has requested information from DeepSeek AI providers in China about their data collection practices. Authorities…
January 29, 2025
Hotel management platform Otelier leaks data of Marriott, Hilton, and Hyatt guests
Otelier, a platform used by hotel chains worldwide for managing reservations, transactions, and billing, has fallen victim to…
January 20, 2025
Australian Bunnings faces backlash for privacy violations with facial recognition
Bunnings, Australia’s largest hardware chain, has been accused of violating the privacy of hundreds of thousands of customers…
November 19, 2024
FTC sounds alarm on social media’s massive user surveillance
The FTC revealed that major social media and streaming platforms, like Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok, engage in large-scale…
September 22, 2024
Psychotherapy data breach victims demand higher compensation
Victims of Finland’s largest psychotherapy data breach are seeking higher compensation. In 2020, a hacker stole sensitive information…
September 16, 2024
Clearview AI fined €30 million for illegal facial scraping
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) has fined Clearview AI over €30 million for illegally scraping facial images…
September 3, 2024
Google leak reveals thousands of privacy Incidents
Google has accidentally collected children’s voice data, leaked the trips and home addresses of carpool users, and made…
June 4, 2024
The alarming truth behind insecure video doorbells
A recent investigation by Consumer Reports revealed serious security flaws in certain video doorbells, allowing unauthorized access to…
March 1, 2024