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Software company accused of illegally profiling millions of mobile phone users

June 27, 2023 0 Comments bics, data, news, personal, Privacy, proximus, telesign, TikTok, trust score

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A digital rights and privacy organization has filed a complaint against software company TeleSign for gathering and selling information on millions of mobile phone users.

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Former TikTok exec: Chinese Communist Party had “God mode” entry to US data

June 9, 2023 0 Comments bytedance, ccp, data access, influence, loaded gun, news, Privacy, TikTok, yu

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A former executive at TikTok’s parent company ByteDance has claimed in court documents that the Chinese Community Party (CCP) had access to TikTok data, despite the data being stored in the US.

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Woman tracks down and turns table on Airbnb scammer

April 17, 2023 0 Comments @livvoogus, airbnb, mr. tyler, news, olivia, scams, TikTok

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A superhost scammed a woman out of a thousand dollars. She didn’t take it lying down.

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A week in security (April 3 – 9)

April 11, 2023 0 Comments #chatgpt, 2023 state of malware, Android, data theft, e-file, Endpoint security, facebook, Google, IoT, k-12, macos malware, news, Ransomware, super fabrixss, targeted advertising, tax, TikTok, twitter, uber breach, western digital

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The most interesting security related news from the week of April 3 – 9.

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TikTok misused children’s data, faces $15.6M fine

April 5, 2023 0 Comments ico, Information Commissioner's Office, john edwards, news, sonia livingston, TikTok

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TikTok has been fined by a UK data protection watchdog after its investigation shows the company failed to get parental consent.

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TikTok: What’s going on and should I be worried?

April 3, 2023 0 Comments algorithm, app, data, news, Privacy, social media, TikTok

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TikTok has garnered a ton of media attention about its alleged risks. But is it really that much worse than other social media apps?

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Google Suspends Chinese E-Commerce App Pinduoduo Over Malware

March 22, 2023 0 Comments A Little Sunshine, breachforums, bytedance, darknavy, Data Breaches, Google, Latest Warnings, liu huafang, pdd holdings, pinduoduo, Project Zero, temu, TikTok, Web Fraud 2.0, weibo

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2023 23:11:08 +0000

Google says it has suspended the app for the Chinese e-commerce giant Pinduoduo after malware was found in versions of the app. The move comes just weeks after Chinese security researchers published an analysis suggesting the popular e-commerce app sought to seize total control over affected devices by exploiting multiple security vulnerabilities in a variety of Android-based smartphones.

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TikTok probed over child privacy practices

February 27, 2023 0 Comments bans, Canada, EU, netherlands, news, Privacy, state employees, TikTok, uk, young

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Canadian privacy protection authorities have announced they will start an investigation into TikTok’s privacy practices, especially in relation to its younger users.

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