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Online Businesses Often Steal And Exploit Customer Data Collected During Cancelled Transactions

Joseph Steinberg

As I have warned for decades, just as they are in the physical world, “too good to be true” prices found online are often scams; one should be especially careful when dealing with retailers who advertise such prices but who are also previously unknown to the buyer.

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Facebook's Download-Your-Data Tool Is Incomplete

Schneier on Security

Privacy International has the details : Key facts: Despite Facebook claim, "Download Your Information" doesn't provide users with a list of all advertisers who uploaded a list with their personal data. As a user this means you can't exercise your rights under GDPR because you don't know which companies have uploaded data to Facebook.

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Behavioral Analytics in Cybersecurity: Does It Work as Advertised?

eSecurity Planet

In the ever-evolving fight against data loss , data breaches, and data theft in the 21st century, organizations worldwide have turned to a number of cybersecurity solutions, services, and software in an attempt to keep their data safe and secure from threats. Read Hyperautomation and the Future of Cybersecurity.

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FTC charged Avast with selling users’ browsing data to advertising companies

Security Affairs

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed charges against cybersecurity firm Avast, accusing it of collecting and selling consumer web browsing data gathered through its browser extension and antivirus services. The antivirus firm is accused of selling the data to advertising companies without user consent.

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Election season raises fears for nearly a third of people who worry their vote could be leaked

Malwarebytes

According to new research from Malwarebytes, people see this election season as a particularly risky time for their online privacy and cybersecurity. The electoral process is (forgive us) a lot like cybersecurity: It scares people, it’s hopelessly baroque, and, through a lack of participation, it can produce unwanted results.

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Poland and Lithuania fear that data collected via FaceApp could be misused

Security Affairs

Many security experts are warning of the risks of using the popular app, threat actors could be potentially interested in data collected by FaceApp. He pointed out that most of the photos collected by the users are deleted from its servers within 48 hours and that is not used for other purposes. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Online Retailers That Cancel Purchases Continue To Utilize Personal Information Gathered During The Attempted Transactions

Joseph Steinberg

While we have become somewhat accustomed to the data collection practices of online retailers seeking to analyze our purchase histories in order to better target their marketing efforts, many people may not realize that even some well-known retailers also use data provided by people whose purchases the retailer itself cancelled.

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