privacy

Pierluigi Paganini April 01, 2023
Italy’s Data Protection Authority temporarily blocks ChatGPT over privacy concerns

Italy’s data protection agency is temporarily blocking the popular chatbot ChatGPT due to a possible violation of the European data privacy regulation. The Italian Data Protection Authority, Garante Privacy, has temporarily banned ChatGPT due to the illegal collection of personal data and the absence of systems for verifying the age of minors. The Authority pointed out that […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 13, 2023
The risk of pasting confidential company data into ChatGPT

Experts warn that employees are providing sensitive corporate data to the popular artificial intelligence chatbot model ChatGPT. Researchers from Cyberhaven Labs analyzed the use of ChatGPT by 1.6 million workers at companies across industries. They reported that 5.6% of them have used it in the workplace and 4.9% have provided company data to the popular […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 02, 2023
GunAuction site was hacked and data of 565k accounts were exposed

Hackers compromised the website GunAuction.com, a website that allows people to buy and sell guns, and stole users’ data. Hackers have compromised GunAuction.com, a website that allows people to buy and sell guns, TechCrunch reported. The attackers have stolen sensitive personal data from more than 550,000 users. Compromised customers’ data include full names, home addresses, email […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 21, 2023
The Irish DPC fined WhatsApp €5.5M for violating GDPR

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) fined Meta’s WhatsApp €5.5 million for violating data protection laws. The popular messaging app WhatsApp has been fined €5.5m by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) for violating the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The DPC has given six months to the Meta-owned company to bring its data processing […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 14, 2023
French CNIL fined Tiktok $5.4 Million for violating cookie laws

French data protection watchdog fined short-form video hosting service TikTok €5 million for breaking cookie consent rules. The Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (CNIL) has fined short-form video hosting service TikTok €5 million (about $5.4 million) for violating cookie consent rules. French data protection watchdog claims that users are not able to refuse cookies, as easily […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 05, 2023
Irish Data Protection Commission fined Meta $414 Million

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) fined Meta Platforms €390 million over data processing operations for the delivery of its services The Data Protection Commission (DPC) concluded two inquiries into the data processing operations of Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (“Meta Ireland”) over the delivery of its Facebook and Instagram services. DPC fined Meta Platforms a total of […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 02, 2023
Google will pay $29.5M to settle two lawsuits over its location tracking practices

Google will pay $29.5 million to settle two different lawsuits in the US over its deceptive location tracking practices. Google decided to pay $29.5 million to settle two different lawsuits brought by the states of Indiana and Washington, D.C., over its deceptive location tracking practices. The IT giant will pay $9.5 million to D.C. and $20 million […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 25, 2022
Microsoft fined €60 million in France for using advertising cookies without consent

France’s privacy watchdog fines €60 million Microsoft for using advertising cookies without explicit customer consent. France’s privacy watchdog fines €60 million Microsoft’s Ireland subsidiary for using advertising cookies without the explicit consent of its customers. The practice violated the European data protection law. The CNIL received a complaint relating to the conditions for the deposit […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 25, 2022
UK urges to disconnect Chinese security cameras in government buildings

The British government banned the installation of Chinese-linked security cameras at sensitive facilities due to security risks. Reuters reports that the British government ordered its departments to stop installing Chinese security cameras at sensitive buildings due to security risks. The Government has ordered departments to disconnect the camera from core networks and to consider removing […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 23, 2022
Experts claim that iPhone’s analytics data is not anonymous

Researchers discovered that analytics data associated with iPhone include Directory Services Identifier (DSID) that could allow identifying users. Researchers at software company Mysk discovered that analytics data collected by iPhone include the Directory Services Identifier (DSID), which could allow identifying users. Apple collects both DSID and Apple ID, which means that it can use the […]