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Yahoo Pulls out of China After 22 Years

Yahoo Pulls out of China After 22 Years

The internet services provider cited "the increasingly challenging business and legal environment in China."

By Matthew Heller | November 2, 2021

Zoom Issues Apology After Security Lapses

Zoom Issues Apology After Security Lapses

The company promised to freeze work on other features and focus entirely on privacy for 90 days.

By Lauren Muskett | April 2, 2020

Zoom’s Privacy Practices Questioned Amid Rising Popularity

Zoom’s Privacy Practices Questioned Amid Rising Popularity

The New York Attorney General wants to know what measures the video conferencing app is taking to ensure user privacy.

By Lauren Muskett | March 31, 2020

CFPB Proposes Limits on Debt Collection Calls

Risk & Compliance

CFPB Proposes Limits on Debt Collection Calls

The bureau's rule-making proposal could unleash “a battle over the [collection] industry’s tactics and consumers’ rights."

By Matthew Heller | May 7, 2019

Fiserv Hit With Lawsuit By Credit Union

Fiserv Hit With Lawsuit By Credit Union

A small Pennsylvania credit union alleges security vulnerabilities and other problems with the vendor's core processing services.

By Vincent Ryan | April 30, 2019

Facebook Sets Aside $3B for Possible FTC Fine

Facebook Sets Aside $3B for Possible FTC Fine

Facebook says the charge it took in the first quarter is a reasonable estimate of what it would cost to resolve an FTC privacy investigation.

By Matthew Heller | April 25, 2019

Google+ Bug Exposed Data of 500,000 Users

Google+ Bug Exposed Data of 500,000 Users

Google said it "found no evidence that any profile data was misused" but it will shut down the consumer version of Google+ by August 2019.

By Matthew Heller | October 9, 2018

Legal Case Shows Social Networks Can’t Remain Neutral On User Privacy

Legal Case Shows Social Networks Can’t Remain Neutral On User Privacy

The LinkedIn/hiQ case highlights the tension between the desire to protect users' privacy and the free flow of information.

By Ron Moscona | August 23, 2017

Uber Settles FTC Case Over Privacy Violations

Risk & Compliance

Uber Settles FTC Case Over Privacy Violations

"Our order requires a culture of privacy sensitivity for Uber," Acting FTC Chair Maureen Ohlhausen says of the settlement.

By Matthew Heller | August 15, 2017

The Financial Case for a Data Privacy Program

The Financial Case for a Data Privacy Program

How to reduce costs and risks while increasing the business value of data.

By Heidi Maher | January 24, 2017

My 2017 Tech Watchpoints

My 2017 Tech Watchpoints

Internet of things, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence — they're all worth watching in 2017 and beyond.

By John Parkinson | January 12, 2017

Don’t Get Financially Stung by the GDPR

Don’t Get Financially Stung by the GDPR

The GDPR’s primary goal is to give control over personal data back to the individual, in this case the European Union citizen.

By Todd Ruback | September 28, 2016

High Court Sides With Businesses in Privacy Case

High Court Sides With Businesses in Privacy Case

Consumers must show "concrete" harm when consumer reporting agencies publish inaccurate information about them, the court rules on a 6-2 vote.

By Matthew Heller | May 16, 2016

Verizon Fined $1.3M Over Use of ‘Supercookies’

Verizon Fined $1.3M Over Use of ‘Supercookies’

The FCC says the largest U.S. cell provider failed to disclose it was injecting tracking code into web traffic to serve advertisers.

By Matthew Heller | March 7, 2016

The Cost of Privacy

The Cost of Privacy

The EU's new General Data Protection Regulation will force companies to change how they handle consumers' online data.

By John Parkinson | February 2, 2016