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Cars Have Terrible Data Privacy

Schneier on Security

A new Mozilla Foundation report concludes that cars, all of them, have terrible data privacy. All 25 car brands we researched earned our *Privacy Not Included warning label—making cars the official worst category of products for privacy that we have ever reviewed. There’s a lot of details in the report.

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Differences in App Security/Privacy Based on Country

Schneier on Security

The apps we downloaded from Google Play also showed differences based on country in their security and privacy capabilities. One hundred and three apps have differences based on country in their privacy policies. are at higher privacy risk. are at higher privacy risk.

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Data Privacy: Why It Matters To The Rest Of Us

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Data Privacy: Why It Matters To The Rest Of Us madhav Mon, 01/22/2024 - 04:47 It seems that there are no limits to the number of data breaches. What most people worry about is the data that the company stored about them and the potential personal impact this can have; data privacy is what matters to us. Privacy matters to all of us.

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New York-barred attorneys required to complete cybersecurity, privacy, and data protection training

CSO Magazine

New York-barred attorneys will be required to complete one continuing legal education (CLE) credit hour of cybersecurity, privacy, and data protection training as part of their biennial learning requirement beginning July 1, 2023. This category is defined in the CLE Program Rules 22 NYCRR 1500.2(h)

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Judge rules it’s fine for car makers to intercept your text messages

Malwarebytes

A federal judge has refused to bring back a class action lawsuit that alleged four car manufacturers had violated Washington state’s privacy laws by using vehicles’ on-board infotainment systems to record customers’ text messages and mobile phone call logs. It’s both safer and better for your privacy.

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GUEST ESSAY: A breakout of how Google, Facebook, Instagram enable third-party snooping

The Last Watchdog

To provide even further insight into the data safety and privacy practices of app developers, researchers at Incogni conducted a study of the top 500 paid and top 500 free Google Play Store apps. Among the app categories, shopping, business, and food & drink were found to be sharing the most user data. Greediest data harvesters.

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Data Privacy in the United States: A Recap of 2023 Developments

Centraleyes

2023 marked a surge in comprehensive state data privacy laws. At the beginning of the year, only five states—California, Colorado, Virginia, Utah, and Connecticut—had comprehensive data privacy legislation. By the end of the year, the number of states with privacy laws more than doubled.