data privacy

Information privacy is the relationship between the collection and dissemination of data, technology, the public expectation of privacy, legal and political issues surrounding them. It is also known as data privacy or data protection.

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Google Could Be In Hot Water Again Over Location Tracking

Google Could Be In Hot Water Again Over Location Tracking
Google Could Be In Hot Water Again Over Location Tracking
August 21, 2018  |  Cybersecurity

Google could be hit with a class-action lawsuit and calls for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate its location tracking initiatives. According to Fortune, the...

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Jumio On The Laws Of Big (Scary) Data Breach Numbers
Jumio On The Laws Of Big (Scary) Data Breach Numbers
August 21, 2018  |  Today In Data

To take a line from the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin: Every chain has got a weak link. When it comes to the bond between...

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Data Mining OK’ed By LinkedIn For Economics Research
Data Mining OK’ed By LinkedIn For Economics Research
August 20, 2018  |  Data & Research

Via LinkedIn, data is everywhere, at least for economists and academics. Bloomberg reported that LinkedIn (owned by Microsoft) is allowing access to its data so...

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Facebook’s Bank Data Request May Affect Small Businesses, Too
Facebook’s Bank Data Request May Affect Small Businesses, Too
August 16, 2018  |  B2B Payments

A controversial initiative by Facebook to seek financial information on users from their banks should be closely watched by small business owners, according to reports...

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Coinbase Acquires Distributed Systems To Work On Identity Solutions
Coinbase Acquires Distributed Systems To Work On Identity Solutions
August 15, 2018  |  Partnerships

Coinbase, the cryptocurrency exchange operator, announced Wednesday (Aug. 15) that it has acquired Distributed Systems, a company that has been working on decentralized identity solutions....

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Payments’ Stranger Things
Payments’ Stranger Things
August 13, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

The payments world could very well be living in the Upside Down. The Upside Down is the fictional parallel universe controlled by a hive mind...

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Comcast Xfinity Customers’ Addresses Partially Exposed
Comcast Xfinity Customers’ Addresses Partially Exposed
August 09, 2018  |  Cybersecurity

Comcast Xfinity, the cable company, exposed partial home addresses and Social Security numbers of millions of customers, reported BuzzFeed News. Citing Ryan Stevenson, a security...

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Homeland Security Researchers Find Security Holes In Mobile Devices
Homeland Security Researchers Find Security Holes In Mobile Devices
August 08, 2018  |  Cybersecurity

Department of Homeland Security researchers have reportedly found many security vulnerabilities in mobile devices sold by U.S.-based cellphone carriers, reported Fifth Domain. According to the...

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