Apple and Google Block UK Govt’s Coronavirus App Update for Violating Privacy
Apple and Google have blocked an update to the UK government’s coronavirus tracing app as it violated their privacy rules.
User Data Privacy
Exclusive: Vaccine Passports Will Lead to Algorithmic Discrimination, Warns Privacy Firm CEO
The CEO of an American data privacy firm said that it will be impossible for governments to keep personal health data private when they introduce coronavirus vaccine passports and that such a system could lead to “algorithmic discrimination”. In an
Report: Police Using ‘Reverse Location Search Warrants’ to Gather Location Data from Google
Police departments are reportedly forcing Google to hand over user data on those who were near crime scenes using “reverse location search warrants.”
Scientific American: ‘The Internet Knows You Better than Your Spouse Does’
In a Scientific American article, titled “The Internet Knows You Better Than Your Spouse Does,” author Frank Luerweg revealed that an online test, which tracks users’ digital footprints to provide a detailed personality analysis, knew many of those tested better than their spouses.
Report: Hackers Used Quizzes to Gain Access to Private Facebook User Data
Ukrainian hackers reportedly used online quizzes to gain access to private Facebook user data and “inject unauthorized advertisements.”
WSJ: 12 Hours After Downloading Pregnancy App, Facebook Serves Motherhood Ads
The Wall Street Journal published an article recently that examines why many users feel as if they’re still being tracked by Facebook despite the company’s recent privacy measures.
Pew: Americans Are Changing How They Use Facebook
According to a report from the Pew Research Center, many Americans are changing how they interact with Facebook, with 44 percent of users aged 18 to 29 claiming to have deleted the Facebook app from their phone.
Axios: A Year After Massive Equifax Breach, ‘Nothing Changed’
Axios published an article recently noting that a year after major credit reporting agency Equifax suffered a data breach, almost no changes have been made to cybersecurity regulation.
Senator Ron Wyden Questions Facebook, Twitter over National Security Risk Posed by User Data Leaks
Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) questioned Facebook and Twitter over the possibility of user data leaks posing a national security threat at a hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee today.
Reddit Hacked, User Data Dating Back to 2007 Left Vulnerable
Reddit, the self-proclaimed “front page of the internet,” has been hacked — with all user data from as far back as 2007 left vulnerable.
CNBC: Cambridge Analytica ‘Far from Isolated Incident’, Facebook Has ‘Little Control’
CNBC reports that social media firm Facebook has reportedly suspended data analytics firm CubeYou for business practices similar to those allegedly used by Cambridge Analytica. CNBC notified Facebook that CubeYou was collecting information on Facebook users through quizzes on the platform, the firm claimed that the quizzes were only being used “for non-profit academic research,” but according to CNBC, was regularly sharing user data with marketers.
