internet, Security

Six Hundred and Twenty Two Advertising Partners

If you still think that privacy and data sharing isn’t an issue, then take a look at this… The other day I was visiting a popular gaming website and up popped the the usual notice about use of cookies. Normally…

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Facebook

Facebook Fined For Cambridge Analytica Fiasco

The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Facebook GB£500,000 for data breaches relating to the Cambridge Analytica scandal. That’s about  US$650,000. The ICO’s investigation into the activities of Facebook is highly critical of Facebook’s laissez-faire approach to user’s data. For…

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Security

Equifax Hit With £500,000 Fine

The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has hit credit reference agency Equifax with a GB£500,000 fine for the 2017 data breach.  Equivalent to US$660,000, the fine is the largest ever imposed by the ICO and is the maximum permitted under…

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google, Legal, Privacy, wifi
Google WiFi – Wrong But No Big Deal

Google WiFi – Wrong But No Big Deal

The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office has issued a press release on Google’s collection of WiFi data that was obtained by the StreetView cars as they drove round. In what appears to be a holding statement, the ICO says that it has…

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