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EU financial watchdogs zoom in on ‘big data’ use
European banks and insurers could face new rules to control their use of “big data” to target customers with products after EU watchdogs said …
Facebook dealt privacy blow as US-Europe data-sharing pact declared illegal
The operations of Facebook and many other US-based companies in Europe could be disrupted after a 15-year pact between the two regions was declared …
Newly found TrueCrypt flaw allows full system compromise
Windows users who rely on TrueCrypt to encrypt their hard drives have a security problem: a researcher has discovered two serious flaws in the …
US protection of Europeans’ personal data is inadequate, says EU court official
Rules for how U.S. companies handle Europeans’ personal information under the Safe Harbor agreement do not ensure adequate protection of the data, the Advocate …
India exempts social media from encryption policy
The Indian government has exempted social media applications from a new encryption policy after public uproar over the proposed measures. The new law would …
Microsoft headed to court to protect Irish data from US DOJ search
Microsoft is headed back to court this week in its long-standing effort to fight a U.S. Department of Justice search warrant seeking access to …
Spotify CEO hints why the music service’s privacy policy gets all up in your business
Like nearly every other company on the Internet, Spotify recently changed its privacy policy to gather all kinds of data about you—with your permission. …
SEC charges 32 in press release hacking, stock trading scheme
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has charged 32 defendants with fraud in an international scheme that used stolen, yet-to-be-published press releases from hacked …
Carphone Warehouse in customer data breach
Personal details of up to 2.4 million Carphone Warehouse customers may have been accessed in a cyber-attack, the mobile phone retailer says. Up to …
European Central Bank hacked
The European Central Bank (the ECB) announced on Thursday the 24th of July that its website was the victim of a cyber-attack resulting in …
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