A proposed Indian law on the collection and use of genetic data to tackle crime can violate privacy, and target minorities and marginalised communities disproportionately, according to technology ...

Digital tools launched in a Japanese smart city that can send disaster alerts to safeguard residents are part of an optional ...

Kroll is distributing payments as part of a $350M settlement for T-Mobile’s 2021 data breach, which affected over 76 million US users. Most users are getting either $56.54 or $226.19, but we’ve ...

The digital parking payment app ParkMobile has agreed to a $32.8 million settlement after a 2021 data breach exposed the information of more than 20 million users. A proposed class action suit was ...

The NCLAT agreed with the CCI’s findings that WhatsApp’s 2021 policy imposed unfair and exploitative terms on users by compelling them to share data with Meta companies | Latest News India ...

The saga began when in November 2024 the CCI found that WhatsApp had abused its dominant position in the Indian OTT-messaging ...

23andMe’s weekend bankruptcy filing has ignited concerns among consumers who provided the company with their genetic information and reignited discussions on data privacy among policymakers and ...

NCLAT has upheld the penalty but removed the ban on WhatsApp, which was crucial to safeguard user data privacy. The penalty ...

The past two years have seen the passage of several new state data privacy laws in the U.S. and growing momentum around a proposed federal law that would provide one framework for all U.S. consumers, ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- In 2022 when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade -- ending the constitutional right to an abortion -- privacy advocates warned women against using smartphone apps to track ...

The Phillip Burton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse stands in San Francisco, California on Wednesday, July 16. (Matt Simons/Courthouse News) SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — A period tracking app shared users ...

The genetic testing company 23andMe — which allows users to spit in a tube and send away the sample for a detailed DNA analysis — is filing for bankruptcy. 23andMe has faced financial hardship for ...