Four hundred to five hundred complaints are made annually to the Personal Data Protection Authority for illegal processing of citizens’ personal data, while to this number are added another 950-1,000 corresponding liability cases of the competent Electronic Crime Prosecution Directorate of the Hellenic Police, which often investigates them in collaboration with other government agencies. A … Read more
It is a fact that Meta Platforms collects and manages a huge pool of data coming from the social networking and messaging applications it controls: Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook. However, it turns out that these data were not enough for the company, as reported by ot.gr. According to court filings released last week, Meta orchestrated … Read more
The scandal of the case of Anna-Michel Asimakopoulou and the leakage of personal data of citizens has raised the tone of the political confrontation. Yannis Loverdos, Member of Parliament of New Democracy, referring to what has happened in the last few days with the e-mails to expatriates and Mrs. Anna Michele Asimakopoulou, commented: “There is … Read more
The first lawsuit was filed against the Greek State for the leak of e-mails from the Ministry of the Interior, which were used by MEP Anna-Michelle Asimakopoulou to send a newsletter. The lawsuit is filed by a resident of the Netherlands who had submitted her information to be registered on the electoral roll in order … Read more
High-Stakes National Security Threat? Bill Passed by House for TikTok Ban in the US High-Stakes National Security Threat? Bill Passed by House for TikTok Ban in the US Bill for Nationwide Ban on TikTok Passed by House Concerns Raised over Chinese Ownership and National Security WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill that would lead to a … Read more
San Francisco, United States/California, March 7, 2024, Cyberwire Identity data management and analytics provider Radiant Logic combines Okta and Ping Identity in partnership with Badge to enable privacy-preserving authentication Badge Inc., the award-winning privacy company behind Identity without Secrets™, today launched a new partner program and welcomed identity data management and analytics provider Radiant Logic … Read more
New Details Emerge in Case of Oklahoma Student New Details Emerge in Case of Oklahoma Student Student’s Death Possibly Linked to Gender Identity Bullying The Bathroom Fight and Subsequent Hospitalization OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A recently released police search warrant has revealed more details in the case of Nex Benedict, a nonbinary Oklahoma student who … Read more
It was the mid-seventies when young actor Jeff Bridges came to Montana with a film crew to shoot the movie Ranch Deluxe. The film did not make a big dent in the film world, but its creation turned Jeff’s world upside down. It was filmed in the small town of Paradise Valley, where local waitress … Read more
Taylor Swift’s Cease-and-Desist Letter to Florida College Student Using Public Data to Track Her Private Jet Taylor Swift’s Cease-and-Desist Letter to Florida College Student Using Public Data to Track Her Private Jet The Backstory In late December, Taylor Swift’s legal team sent a cease-and-desist letter to Jack Sweeney, a student studying information technology at the … Read more
The Dutch Data Protection Authority warns that we are not sufficiently aware of the risks of algorithms and artificial intelligence. AI is causing disinformation, privacy violations and discrimination. In brief: The Dutch Data Protection Authority warns of the risks of the rapid development and use of algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI). AI can lead to … Read more