Capital One Says Information of Over 100 Million Individuals in U.S., Canada Hacked Capital One Financial Corp said on Monday that personal information including names and addresses of about 100 million individuals in the United States and 6 million people in Canada were obtained by a hacker who has been arrested. Read More…
Read moreAt a Glance: The New Limits Facebook Faces on Data Privacy Facebook is facing a fine and new limits on the way it does business as part of a settlement over allegations that the social media giant failed to properly protect the privacy of millions of users’ personal data. Read More…
Read moreChina’s Beijing Kunlun to Relaunch Grindr IPO Chinese gaming company Beijing Kunlun Tech Co Ltd is relaunching the process to float popular gay dating app Grindr Inc after it said a U.S. national security panel had dropped its opposition to the plan. Read More…
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Genealogy Sites Have Helped Identify Suspects. Now They’ve Helped Convict One. A new forensic technique sailed through its first test in court, leading to a guilty verdict. But beyond the courtroom, a battle over privacy is intensifying. Read More…
Read moreLiz Weston: Don’t Be Duped by These Phone and Email Scams Some of us in the personal finance realm have a weird little hobby: We try to scam the scam artists. Read More…
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How the Digital Era Has Changed the Daily Crossword Puzzle design programs, word databases and web searches to help vet an answer: These are some of the tools that Sam Ezersky, assistant puzzles editor, uses in his job. Read More…
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Yes, You Can Be an Ethical Tech Consumer. Here’s How. Products that we enjoy continue to create privacy, misinformation and workplace issues. We can do better at getting the industry to do better. Read More…
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Why Is America So Far Behind Europe on Digital Privacy? Legislators should seize the moment to pass meaningful protections for the digital age. Read More…
Read moreHow to Navigate the Equifax Data Breach Settlement Offer Consumers affected by the 2017 Equifax data breach (that’s most U.S. adults who have credit) can get their names on the list to get free credit monitoring and/or monetary compensation. Read More…
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Does Russia Want More Than Your Old Face? The FaceApp fracas forces us to think hard about giving our personal data to companies in authoritarian countries. Read More…
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