Twitter admits phone numbers meant for security used for ads
The issue was fixed in mid-September, Twitter says.
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Personal Data
Hackers break into systems of telecom companies
Hackers have broken into the systems of more than a dozen global telecoms companies and taken large amounts of personal and corporate data
US regulators discuss fining Facebook: report
The Federal Trade Commission has been investigating Facebook since last year.
German court rules Facebook use of personal data illegal
BERLIN: A German consumer rights group said on Monday that a court had found Facebook’s use of personal data to be illegal because the U.S. social media platform did not adequately secure the informed consent of its users.
The verdict, from a Berlin regional court, comes as Big Tech faces increasing scrutiny in Germany over its handling of sensitive personal data that enables it to micro-target online advertising.
The Federation of German Consumer Organisations (vzvb) said that Facebook’s default settings and some of…
Personal data ‘unsafe’ in Apple iPhone
SAN FRANCISCO: Personal data including text messages, contact lists and photos can be extracted from iPhones through previously unpublicized techniques by Apple Inc employees, the company acknowledged this week.
Apple iPhones allow extraction of deep personal data
SAN FRANCISCO: Personal data including text messages, contact lists and photos can be extracted from iPhones through previously unpublicized techniques by Apple Inc employees, the company acknowledged this week.