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Instacart Denies Reported Data Breach Affecting 280K Users

Instacart Denies Reported Data Breach Affecting 280K Users
Instacart Denies Reported Data Breach Affecting 280K Users
July 24, 2020  |  Cybersecurity

Hundreds of thousands of Instacart customers are having their personal data sold on the dark web, including the last four digits of their credit cards,...

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Brazil Will OK WhatsApp Payments If Facebook Follows Rules
Brazil Will OK WhatsApp Payments If Facebook Follows Rules
July 20, 2020  |  Payment Methods

The payments program from messenger service WhatsApp will be allowed to go forward in Brazil, the country’s central bank said, so long as all rules...

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New Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Plaid Violated User Privacy
New Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Plaid Violated User Privacy
July 20, 2020  |  Cybersecurity

Plaid is facing a lawsuit which alleges that it has violated users’ privacy and used customers’ private data in inappropriate manners for years, affecting over...

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EU Ruling Limits Personal Data Transfer To The US
EU Ruling Limits Personal Data Transfer To The US
July 16, 2020  |  Data & Research

In a surprise win for privacy advocates, the European Court of Justice has ruled companies will face restrictions on storing information about European Union (EU)...

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Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Investor Sues IRS; Crypto Advocates Eye US Senate Bills That Target Encryption
Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Investor Sues IRS; Crypto Advocates Eye US Senate Bills That Target Encryption
July 15, 2020  |  Bitcoin

A former Coinbase user, Jim Harper, is looking to protect his privacy from the IRS through a lawsuit, CoinDesk reported. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Belgian Regulator Fines Google $681K Over Privacy Violations
Belgian Regulator Fines Google $681K Over Privacy Violations
July 14, 2020  |  Google

Google is objecting to a fine issued by Belgium’s privacy watchdog, the latest for alleged violations from a European privacy regulator. Get the Full Story...

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Google To Ban Ads For Spying
Google To Ban Ads For Spying
July 10, 2020  |  Google

Starting next month, Google will ban ads for products or services that secretly track people, the global technology company announced on Friday (July 10). Get...

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Amazon Retracts Request For Employees To Remove TikTok From Phones
Amazon Retracts Request For Employees To Remove TikTok From Phones
July 10, 2020  |  Amazon

After asking employees to remove the TikTok app from their phones Friday morning (July 10), Amazon later said it sent the staff memo in error, The Wall...

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