European Court of Human Rights declares backdoored encryption is illegal Surprising third-act twist as Russian case means more freedom for all 15 Feb 2024 | 212
Blackbaud settles with FTC after that IT breach exposed millions of people's info Cloud software slinger admits no guilt, promises better basic security hygiene 02 Feb 2024 | 6
FTC wants to crack down on Big Biz profiting from kids' data COPPA changes on the horizon. Meta, Amazon and friends must be thrilled 21 Dec 2023 | 6
Google hopes to end tsunami of data dragnet warrants with Location History shakeup Android giant follows Apple's lead, will store whereabouts on device and delete info earlier by default 15 Dec 2023 | 24
Regulator says stranger entered hospital, treated a patient, took a document ... then vanished Scottish health group to tweak security checks, access authorization to avoid a repeat 01 Dec 2023 | 98
EPIC urges watchdog to probe Grindr's data privacy – or alleged lack thereof Dating app kept sensitive info even after peeps deleted accounts, complaint claims 05 Oct 2023 | 3
Volkswagen stuck in neutral after 'IT disruption' Updated Factories and offices are going nowhere, fast 28 Sep 2023 | 32
Microsoft 'fesses to code blunder in Azure Container Apps Misconfiguration led to hours of pain for engineers as bootstrap service caught in a loop 18 Jul 2023 | 14
InfluxData apologizes for deleting cloud regions without performing 'scream test' Despite attempts to inform customers, some say they never got the memo 11 Jul 2023 | 25
Amazon Ring, Alexa accused of every nightmare IoT security fail you can imagine Staff able to watch customers in the bathroom? Tick! Obviously shabby infosec? Tick! Training AI as an excuse for data retention? Tick! 01 Jun 2023 | 91
New York county still dealing with ransomware eight months after attack security in brief Also: iSpoof no more, Edmodo fined more than it can pay, UK is #1 (in CC theft), and the week's critical vulns 29 May 2023 | 8
PyPI subpoenaed: US govt demands data on developers Python package packhouse ponders privacy position 25 May 2023 | 9
Google again accused of willfully destroying evidence in Android antitrust battle Updated Starting to see a pattern here? Judge seems to think so 28 Mar 2023 | 35
Dems offer ban on Feds using facial, voice recognition Second time before Congress a charm? 07 Mar 2023 | 7
Google destroyed evidence for antitrust battle, Feds complain rm -rf'ing staff chat logs can't go unpunished, says Uncle Sam 24 Feb 2023 | 33
UK spy agency violated Snooper's Charter with 'unlawful' data retention Turns out even MI5 has to comply with retention rules 31 Jan 2023 | 38
Cost of a health insurance security breach? NY watchdogs say it's $4.5m Hundreds of thousands of people's sensitive info poorly protected 19 Oct 2022 | 1
Optus data breach prompts pincer movement of twin regulatory probes Data retention requirements to be considered alongside infosec failings 11 Oct 2022 | 4
Look who's fallen foul of Europe's data retention rules. France and Germany 'Indiscriminate' preemptive harvesting of personal info a big no-no. What a novel concept 21 Sep 2022 | 12
Revealed: US telcos admit to storing, handing over location data Letters to FCC confirm what many believed, don't address a bigger problem 02 Sep 2022 | 14