privacy

The blunder exposed the email addresses of 250 interpreters seeking relocation

The Irish data regulator is concerned about the potential for users to engage in covert filming

Comments follow UN report detailing potential human rights abuses associated with use of AI

The tech giant last year said it would suspend the processing of user data requests from the Hong Kong government after a law that criminalised protes…

Campaigners accuse the Irish DPC of being the ‘bottleneck’ for GDPR enforcement with 160 unresolved complaints

The messaging service will grant users a password-protected key when they save their chat histories to the cloud

Your digital footprint is always growing – so we explore how you can keep it under control

The company prides itself on benefitting from Switzerland's strict privacy laws, yet had to follow the “legally binding order"

This finalised penalty is almost five times larger than the draft fine the Irish data regulator issued in December 2020

Recently hacked data was linked to Google Maps by animal rights activists

The controversial GPDPR initiative has been put on hold indefinitely amid growing backlash

Groups warn the tech could be exploited by “abusive adults”

The vulnerability could enable threat actors to listen in on private conversations and watch live video streams

Privacy group Liberty says the updated code of practice fails to account for the dangers created by this "dystopian surveillance tool"

The social network is bringing E2EE to Messenger voice and video calls

The tech giant will now only flag images that had been supplied by clearinghouses in multiple countries

Lawmakers fret about the privacy implications of Amazon One

Selling your laptop? Make sure that all your sensitive data is gone before it reaches its new owner

The tech giant claims it has always "steadfastly refused" to work with agency requests that potentially erode privacy

Edward Snowden publicly criticised Apple’s decision, comparing the tech giant’s flagship devices to surveillance agents

Prosecutors argued that the Microsoft device could contain footage of the 6 January insurrection

The Israeli company’s Pegasus spyware was used to target at least 50,000 mobile phones

Is it really worth risking user privacy in the name of efficiency and security?