Hacker News
- A MILLION Chrome users' data was sent to ONE dodgy IP address http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/04/08/one_million_chrome_users_data_stolen_browser_extension/ 3 comments
- Facebook confirms it collects data beyond users http://punchng.com/facebook-confirms-it-collects-data-beyond-users/ 4 comments worldnews
- Verizon Wireless Is Booting Rural Data Users Off Its Network http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/verizon-wireless-is-booting-rural-data-users-off-its-network-140313 3 comments technology
- Apple fined in South Korea for collecting users' data without their consent https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/06/13/apple-fined-in-south-korea-for-collecting-users-data-without-their-consent 79 comments apple
- How do we know MasterCard isn't selling Apple Card user data? https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/cqjchc/how_do_we_know_mastercard_isnt_selling_apple_card/ 30 comments apple
- New York Just Subpoenaed Airbnb to Hand Over Its User Data http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/new-york-just-subpoenaed-airbnb-to-hand-over-its-user-data 4 comments technology
- DeepSeek 'shared user data' with TikTok owner ByteDance https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gex0x87g4o 24 comments technews
- 23andMe user data targeting Ashkenazi Jews leaked online https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/23andme-user-data-targeting-ashkenazi-jews-leaked-online-rcna119324 432 comments technology
- German regulator bans Facebook from processing WhatsApp user data https://www.reuters.com/business/legal/german-regulator-bans-facebook-processing-whatsapp-user-data-2021-05-11/ 91 comments technology
- Zoomcar Data Hacked; 3.5 Million Users’ Details Sold On Dark Web https://www.gizbot.com/news/zoomcar-data-hacked-3-5-million-user-information-for-sale-067873.html 3 comments india
- Verizon says it received over 321,000 legal orders for user data in 2013 http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/01/verizon-says-it-received-over-321000-legal-orders-for-user-data-in-2013/ 3 comments privacy
- Leaked Audio Reveals China Repeatedly Accessed US TikTok User Data https://www.pcmag.com/news/leaked-audio-reveals-china-repeatedly-accessed-us-tiktok-user-data 31 comments worldnews
- Safari Data Leaks Flaw puts All Users under Risk https://www.cyberkendra.com/2022/01/safari-data-leaks-bug.html 21 comments programming
- Instagram data breach! 49 million users’ sensitive data exposed online https://www.cisomag.com/instagram-data-breach-49-million-users-sensitive-data-exposed-online/ 20 comments technology
- Dune! Game App Leaking Sensitive Data of Millions of Android Users https://www.hackread.com/dune-game-app-on-play-store-leaks-user-data/ 6 comments technology
- Jio Customer Database of over 120 million users leaked, could be biggest data breach in India http://www.fonearena.com/blog/224741/jio-customer-database-of-over-120-million-users-leaked-could-be-biggest-data-breach-in-india.html 34 comments india
- Hack of MacRumors forums exposes password data for 860,000 users http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/11/hack-of-macrumors-forums-exposes-password-data-for-860000-users/ 22 comments netsec
- Facebook could face €100,000 fine for holding data that users have deleted http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/oct/20/facebook-fine-holding-data-deleted 28 comments technology
- New bill would force ISPs to retain user data for two years http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/02/new-bill-would-force-isps-to-retain-user-data-for-2-years.ars 4 comments technology
- Every Deleted Parler Post, Many With Users' Location Data, Has Been Archived https://gizmodo.com/every-deleted-parler-post-many-with-users-location-dat-1846032466 3 comments privacy
- UK Google users could lose EU GDPR data protections https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/feb/20/uk-google-users-to-lose-eu-gdpr-data-protections-brexit 3 comments worldnews
- Facebook drops a bombshell and says most of its 2 billion users may have had their personal data scraped https://truepundit.com/facebook-drops-a-bombshell-and-says-most-of-its-2-billion-users-may-have-had-their-personal-data-scraped/ 5 comments worldnews
- US fights Microsoft's bid to tell users when feds take data https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/us-fights-microsofts-bid-to-tell-users-when-feds-take-data/2017/01/23/f268c2fe-e1c8-11e6-a419-eefe8eff0835_story.html 21 comments technology
- NSA and GCHQ target 'leaky' phone apps like Angry Birds to scoop user data http://gu.com/p/3m883 6 comments worldnews
- Analysis of 65k iOS apps: 42.5% do not encrypt users' personal data, 41.4% track user's location, almost 20% can access a user's entire Address Book https://www.securityweek.com/apple-yanks-privacy-app-app-store 2 comments apple
- Verizon starts 'optimizing' (read: throttling) network for the most data hungry users http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/16/verizon-starts-optimizing-read-throttling-network-for-the-m/ 9 comments technology
- NordVPN may pull servers from India following IT Ministry order requiring virtual private network providers to collect user data https://entrackr.com/2022/05/exclusive-nord-vpn-may-pull-servers-from-india-following-it-ministry-order/ 11 comments worldnews
- Apple Lobbies Against 'Right to Repair' Bill Over Privacy Concerns of Third Party Repair Shops Accessing User Data https://apnews.com/article/legislature-nevada-coronavirus-pandemic-laws-5ade405a7befdf16e9f0107b7e142be3 162 comments apple
- Instagram cracks down on app that snoops on private profiles - Ghosty harvests data from its users to help them violate privacy. https://www.engadget.com/2019/11/17/instagram-cracks-down-private-profile-app/ 10 comments technology
- A Delaware judge is ordering Facebook to turn over internal records regarding data privacy and access to user data https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/judge-orders-facebook-turn-over-records-data-privacy-n1012236 9 comments law
- Spotify demands family plan users' GPS data with threat to end service https://venturebeat.com/2018/09/28/spotify-demands-family-plan-users-gps-data-with-threat-to-end-service/ 79 comments technology
- Chinese iCloud Users Warned The Government Could Access Their Data. Apple has agreed to store iCloud data in China, allowing country's authorities to bypass the US court system when seeking information on its users. https://www.forbes.com/sites/emmawoollacott/2018/02/24/chinese-icloud-users-warned-the-government-could-access-their-data/#6037301620c4 216 comments worldnews
- U.K. threatens Facebook and Google with new taxes if they don't share more user data to fight terrorism https://venturebeat.com/2018/01/01/u-k-threatens-facebook-and-google-with-taxes-if-they-dont-share-more-user-data-to-fight-terrorism 13 comments worldnews
- Snooper's charter: cafes and libraries face having to store Wi-Fi users' data | Theresa May gives first hint costs may far exceed £240m estimate as it emerges even small-scale providers could be targeted http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/13/snoopers-charter-theresa-may-cafes-wifi-network-store-customers-data 29 comments technology
- Google will have to display on its French search page a notice saying it has been fined by the local data-protection watchdog over how user information is tracked and stored, France's top administrative court ruled on Friday. http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/07/us-google-privacy-france-idusbrea161bs20140207 24 comments worldnews
- A high-profile file-sharing site has been revealed to be a year-long pirate "honeypot", collecting data on users, file hosters and websites. http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/oct/25/filesharing-site-anti-piracy-honeypot-uploadertalk-user-data#comments 16 comments worldnews
- An interesting read on how it takes more energy to power an iPhone than a refrigerator. Takes into account a user's fair share of all the energy that is consumed by the mobile device (cell towers, data centers, WiFi networks, and so on). http://www.geek.com/mobile/your-iphone-could-use-more-energy-than-a-refrigerator-1567814/ 9 comments apple
- NSA has direct access to tech giants' systems for user data, secret files reveal -- Secret PRISM program gives intelligence agency access to web and email of Google, Facebook and Apple customers http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/06/us-tech-giants-nsa-data?guni=network%20front:network-front%20main-2%20special%20trail:network%20front%20-%20special%20trail:position1 11 comments technology
- Austrian student challenges Facebook's use of personal data: Max Schrems contends that Facebook collects too much information on its users, keeps it too long and uses it for purposes that violate European privacy laws http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/austrian-student-challenges-facebooks-use-of-personal-data-8219155.html 7 comments privacy
- After a firestorm of complaint, including here at Reddit, Apple has agreed to require apps that use address book data to seek the user's permission first. That's the right move, Apple. http://allthingsd.com/20120215/apple-app-access-to-contact-data-will-require-explicit-user-permission/ 28 comments technology