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Data Breach Exposed Precise Location Information of Millions Using Popular Smartphone Apps
A data breach exposed precise location information from millions of users from popular apps. The hacker who breached Gravy Analytics allegedly obtained data revealing users' home and workplace locations. iOS and Android smartphones were affected, though some iPhone users might have been protected by a feature introduced with iOS 14.5.
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Commuters Risk Data Breaches With Careless Work Habits On Public Transport
A recent survey by Kaspersky highlights the careless work habits of UK commuters using public transport, revealing that many engage in risky activities like writing important emails and discussing confidential information aloud.
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''Breach Of Privacy'': Goibibo Slammed After It Sends Man's Trip Notification To His Contact List
He accused the company of violating his privacy and spamming his contacts unnecessarily.
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Dominance, Data, Disinformation: Europe's Fight With Big Tech Giants
Irish regulators on Friday handed out a 345-million-euro fine to TikTok over data breaches, part of a battle between the European Union and big tech firms on issues from tax avoidance and hate speech to data privacy and monopolistic practices.
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TikTok Fined $370 Million Over Child Data Breach In Europe
TikTok has been fined 345 million euros ($370 million) for breaching privacy laws regarding the processing of children's personal data in the European Union, its lead regulator in the bloc said on Friday.
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Facebook Parent Meta Seeks to Stop Privacy Breach Fine in Norway Court: Details
Meta Platforms will ask a court in Norway on Tuesday to stop a fine the country's data regulator has imposed on the owner of Facebook and Instagram for breaching users' privacy, in a case that could have wider European implications.
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Meta Asks Norway Court to Halt Daily Fine Imposed by Regulator Over Privacy Breaches
Meta Platforms is asking a court in Norway to stop a fine the Nordic country's data regulator imposed on the owner of Facebook and Instagram for breaching users' privacy, according to a court filing. Meta Platforms will be fined NOK 1 million ($97,700 or roughly Rs. 81 lakh) per day from August 14 over privacy breaches, Norway's data protection aut...
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Norway Regulator to Fine Facebook Parent Meta $98,500 per Day Over Privacy Breaches From August 14
Facebook owner Meta Platforms will be fined NOK 1 million ($98,500) per day over privacy breaches from August 14, Norway's data protection authority told Reuters on Monday, a decision that could have wider European implications.
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French Antitrust Watchdog Issues Statement of Objection Over Alleged iPhone User Data Tracking by Apple
France's antitrust watchdog said on Tuesday it had issued a statement of objection against Apple, citing concerns the US technology company could have breached regulations linked to the use of iPhone user data for advertising purposes.
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Meta Loses Antitrust Case in Top EU Court Over 2019 German Privacy Breach Checks
Antitrust authorities overseeing firms such as Facebook owner Meta Platforms are entitled to also assess privacy breaches, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on Tuesday, potentially handing them more leeway in Big Tech probes.
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Spotify Fined $5 Million by Swedish Privacy Body for Breaching EU Data Rules
Music streaming giant Spotify was on Tuesday fined $5.4 million (roughly Rs. 40 crore) for not properly informing users on how data it collected on them was being used, Swedish authorities said. The Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection's (IMY) said it had reviewed "how Spotify handles customers' right of access to their personal data."
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Meta Faces Record EUR 1.2 Billion Fine in EU Over User Data Transfer to US
Facebook owner Meta has been fined a record EUR 1.2 billion (nearly Rs. 10,750 crore) for transferring EU user data to the United States in breach of a previous court ruling, Ireland's regulator announced Monday. The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC), which acts on behalf of the European Union, said the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ha...
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ChatGPT Restored in Italy After Microsoft-Backed OpenAI Responds to Regulator
The ChatGPT chatbot was reactivated in Italy after its maker OpenAI addressed issues raised by Italy's data protection authority, the agency and the company confirmed on Friday. Microsoft-backed OpenAI took ChatGPT offline in Italy last month after the country's data protection authority, also known as Garante, temporarily banned the chatbot and la...
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European Privacy Watchdog Sets Up ChatGPT Task Force; Will Look at Privacy Rules on AI
The move by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) follows a unilateral move by Italy last month to curb ChatGPT - a stance that Germany's commissioner for data protection said could be followed in Europe's biggest economy. Spain's AEPD watchdog said on Thursday that it too would launch a preliminary investigation into potential data breaches by...
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ChatGPT Maker OpenAI Plans Measures to Address Concerns in Italy Ban
ChatGPT producer OpenAI plans to present measures on Thursday to remedy concerns that led to an Italian ban on the chatbot last week, Italy's data protection agency Garante said. Microsoft-backed OpenAI took ChatGPT offline in Italy after Garante last week temporarily restricted it and began a probe into a suspected breach of privacy rules.
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Data Breach Exposed Precise Location Information of Millions Using Popular Smartphone Apps
A data breach exposed precise location information from millions of users from popular apps. The hacker who breached Gravy Analytics allegedly obtained data revealing users' home and workplace locations. iOS and Android smartphones were affected, though some iPhone users might have been protected by a feature introduced with iOS 14.5.
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Commuters Risk Data Breaches With Careless Work Habits On Public Transport
A recent survey by Kaspersky highlights the careless work habits of UK commuters using public transport, revealing that many engage in risky activities like writing important emails and discussing confidential information aloud.
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''Breach Of Privacy'': Goibibo Slammed After It Sends Man's Trip Notification To His Contact List
He accused the company of violating his privacy and spamming his contacts unnecessarily.
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Dominance, Data, Disinformation: Europe's Fight With Big Tech Giants
Irish regulators on Friday handed out a 345-million-euro fine to TikTok over data breaches, part of a battle between the European Union and big tech firms on issues from tax avoidance and hate speech to data privacy and monopolistic practices.
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TikTok Fined $370 Million Over Child Data Breach In Europe
TikTok has been fined 345 million euros ($370 million) for breaching privacy laws regarding the processing of children's personal data in the European Union, its lead regulator in the bloc said on Friday.
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Facebook Parent Meta Seeks to Stop Privacy Breach Fine in Norway Court: Details
Meta Platforms will ask a court in Norway on Tuesday to stop a fine the country's data regulator has imposed on the owner of Facebook and Instagram for breaching users' privacy, in a case that could have wider European implications.
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Meta Asks Norway Court to Halt Daily Fine Imposed by Regulator Over Privacy Breaches
Meta Platforms is asking a court in Norway to stop a fine the Nordic country's data regulator imposed on the owner of Facebook and Instagram for breaching users' privacy, according to a court filing. Meta Platforms will be fined NOK 1 million ($97,700 or roughly Rs. 81 lakh) per day from August 14 over privacy breaches, Norway's data protection aut...
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Norway Regulator to Fine Facebook Parent Meta $98,500 per Day Over Privacy Breaches From August 14
Facebook owner Meta Platforms will be fined NOK 1 million ($98,500) per day over privacy breaches from August 14, Norway's data protection authority told Reuters on Monday, a decision that could have wider European implications.
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French Antitrust Watchdog Issues Statement of Objection Over Alleged iPhone User Data Tracking by Apple
France's antitrust watchdog said on Tuesday it had issued a statement of objection against Apple, citing concerns the US technology company could have breached regulations linked to the use of iPhone user data for advertising purposes.
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Meta Loses Antitrust Case in Top EU Court Over 2019 German Privacy Breach Checks
Antitrust authorities overseeing firms such as Facebook owner Meta Platforms are entitled to also assess privacy breaches, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on Tuesday, potentially handing them more leeway in Big Tech probes.
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Spotify Fined $5 Million by Swedish Privacy Body for Breaching EU Data Rules
Music streaming giant Spotify was on Tuesday fined $5.4 million (roughly Rs. 40 crore) for not properly informing users on how data it collected on them was being used, Swedish authorities said. The Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection's (IMY) said it had reviewed "how Spotify handles customers' right of access to their personal data."
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Meta Faces Record EUR 1.2 Billion Fine in EU Over User Data Transfer to US
Facebook owner Meta has been fined a record EUR 1.2 billion (nearly Rs. 10,750 crore) for transferring EU user data to the United States in breach of a previous court ruling, Ireland's regulator announced Monday. The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC), which acts on behalf of the European Union, said the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ha...
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ChatGPT Restored in Italy After Microsoft-Backed OpenAI Responds to Regulator
The ChatGPT chatbot was reactivated in Italy after its maker OpenAI addressed issues raised by Italy's data protection authority, the agency and the company confirmed on Friday. Microsoft-backed OpenAI took ChatGPT offline in Italy last month after the country's data protection authority, also known as Garante, temporarily banned the chatbot and la...
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European Privacy Watchdog Sets Up ChatGPT Task Force; Will Look at Privacy Rules on AI
The move by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) follows a unilateral move by Italy last month to curb ChatGPT - a stance that Germany's commissioner for data protection said could be followed in Europe's biggest economy. Spain's AEPD watchdog said on Thursday that it too would launch a preliminary investigation into potential data breaches by...
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ChatGPT Maker OpenAI Plans Measures to Address Concerns in Italy Ban
ChatGPT producer OpenAI plans to present measures on Thursday to remedy concerns that led to an Italian ban on the chatbot last week, Italy's data protection agency Garante said. Microsoft-backed OpenAI took ChatGPT offline in Italy after Garante last week temporarily restricted it and began a probe into a suspected breach of privacy rules.
