eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 11, 2022

To focus on the cybersecurity aspect first, there is the problem of what data your UEBA solution is taking in. If it’s just data collected during the user’s work hours or while they are using company hardware/software, it’s probably fine as long as you make that monitoring clear to the user in advance.

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Advertising Cybersecurity DDOS Data breaches 125

Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2019

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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Data collection Wireless Advertising Risk 107

Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Two things are true of data online: It will be collected and, just as easily, it will be lost. They are invisible pieces of code that advertisers use to track user activity even after they leave a website.

Data breaches 102

Data breaches Data collection Advertising Internet 102

Schneier on Security

MARCH 2, 2020

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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Advertising Data collection Cybersecurity 319

Krebs on Security

MARCH 20, 2023

A new breach involving data from nine million AT&T customers is a fresh reminder that your mobile provider likely collects and shares a great deal of information about where you go and what you do with your mobile device — unless and until you affirmatively opt out of this data collection.

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Mobile Wireless Advertising Telecommunications 307

Joseph Steinberg

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

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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Retail Data collection Artificial Intelligence Marketing 249

Schneier on Security

APRIL 4, 2024

The ProtonMail people are accusing Microsoft’s new Outlook for Windows app of conducting extensive surveillance on its users.

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Surveillance Advertising Data collection 333

Centraleyes

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

Consumer Rights and Business Obligations Under the MTCDPA, Montana residents are granted the rights to access, correct, delete, and receive a portable copy of their personal data. They may also opt out of data sales, targeted advertising, and profiling activities that have significant effects.

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Data privacy Advertising Data collection Risk 52

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

This information allows businesses to personalize experiences, improve user engagement, target advertising more efficiently, and measure the performance of their online services. Google Display & Video 360 is a tool for managing advertising campaigns. This system had the largest share among the TOP 25 tracking systems in Asia.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The conclusions seemed to upset the FTC, but we weren’t even mildly surprised: “The amount of data collected by large tech companies is simply staggering. Many of the responding companies relied on selling advertising services to other businesses based largely on using the personal information of their users.

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Centraleyes

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

To comply with OCPA, businesses must meet several key requirements: Data Collection Transparency: Businesses need to clearly disclose what personal data they collect, why they collect it, and how they use it. Data Security Obligations: Standards for implementing security measures to protect personal information.

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Data collection Data breaches Data privacy Risk 52

Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 4, 2022

While the data is used for targeted ads and ad effectiveness, TikTok spokesperson Melanie Bosselait said the data "is not used to group individuals into particular interest categories for other advertisers to target." Data collected from non-TikTok users, however, are used in aggregated reports sent to advertisers.

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Data collection Advertising Accountability Technology 98

The Last Watchdog

MAY 21, 2020

Rather than for logging online activities, online fingerprinting becomes a way to track users for advertising and other commercial purposes. Advertisers are amassing a huge amount of data and creating a comprehensive profile on you as an internet user. At the same time, the profile that advertisers can create reveals a lot.

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Advertising Internet Internet Accountability 290

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 31, 2023

According to the lawsuit, the company utilized its advertising technologies and other methods to collect details of users’ site visits and activities, even when individuals were using “private” browsing mode. The IT giant is accused of having collected an unaccountable trove of information.

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Data collection Advertising Hacking Technology 144

Centraleyes

JUNE 4, 2024

The law is relevant to a wide range of industries including but not limited to: Technology Retail Finance Healthcare Marketing and advertising Any business involved in data collection, processing, and monetization Who Needs to Comply? The CPA mandates compliance from both data controllers and processors.

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Data collection Advertising Risk Retail 52

Malwarebytes

JULY 29, 2024

At Malwarebytes, we reported how a team of researchers at Mozilla who reviewed the privacy and data collection policies of various product categories for several years now, named “Privacy Not Included,” found cars to be the worst product category they ever reviewed for privacy.

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Insurance Data collection Data breaches Manufacturing 97

Malwarebytes

AUGUST 6, 2023

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: The end looms for Meta's behavioural advertising in Europe Microsoft Teams used in phishing campaign to bypass multi-factor authentication Film companies lose battle to unmask Reddit users FAQ: How does Malwarebytes ransomware rollback work?

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Data collection Ransomware Phishing Advertising 75

SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The automakers argued that their practice was necessary to provide certain features and services, such as hands-free calling and texting, and that customers had consented to the data collection by agreeing to the terms of service when they purchased their vehicles.

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Data collection Technology Surveillance Data privacy 93

Threatpost

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Data collected for two-factor authentication purposes “inadvertently” matched users to targeted-advertising lists, the company admits.

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Data collection Advertising Authentication Data breaches 62

SecureWorld News

APRIL 29, 2024

Information collected by online trackers is often shared with an extensive network of marketers, advertisers, and data brokers. Once shared, advertisers have used this information to target ads at users for complimentary products (based on health data); this has happened multiple times in the past few years, including at GoodRx.

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Data breaches Healthcare Identity Theft Advertising 88

Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 27, 2022

A new form of digital advertising is looking to make its way to you courtesy of video gaming. Let’s take a look at how advertising has been used in an Amazon gaming title previously, and see how that could create a frosty reception for any new ad technology. The sliding doors of advertising banners. How does this work?

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Technology Advertising Marketing Retail 87

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Google introduces Privacy Sandbox on Android aimed at leading to more private advertising solutions for mobile users. Google announced Privacy Sandbox on Android to limit user data sharing and prevent the use of cross-app identifiers. Google is also committed tp fighting and reducing covert data collection.

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Advertising Data collection Mobile Technology 111

Malwarebytes

MAY 23, 2023

Practices highlighted included “hard to find” location settings, misleading descriptions of location settings, and “repeated nudging” to enable location settings alongside incomplete disclosures of Google’s location data collection.

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Advertising Accountability Data collection Engineering 93

Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2020

On Friday, the Norwegian Data Protection Authority (Norwegian: Datatilsynet) issued a warning that it would stop the Norwegian Institute of Public Health from handling data collected via Smittestopp contact tracing app. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Data collection Advertising Government Technology 129

CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 9, 2023

The departure of senior management staff shortly after a change in ownership naturally raises questions about Twitter’s ability to fulfill its legal obligations, particularly with regard to user privacy and data security.

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Data privacy Data collection Advertising Cybersecurity 110

Cytelligence

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Amidst the data practices of industry giants like Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple, concerns about individual privacy intensified. While these conglomerates use collected data to refine their services and for targeted advertising, concerns are mounting regarding the accumulation of excessive data beyond individual control.

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Data collection Ransomware Advertising Risk 59

Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

In today’s environment, many people are aware that companies are tracking their online activity and mine that data for a variety of business purposes. These purposes range from personalization and advertising to analyzing on-site behavior to inform site design changes.

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Data collection Advertising 59

CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

All these days we have seen many media speculations that Google collects some personalized data of its users for advertising and development purposes. On Wednesday, Google made an official announcement on the data collection it does and is as follows-.

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Advertising Data collection Internet Internet 96

Adam Levin

DECEMBER 12, 2018

While many users allow location tracking on their mobile apps to enable tailored content such as weather or nearby restaurants, they are often unaware that their travel history and daily routines are closely monitored and sold for use in the $21 billion advertising market. . “[T]he That disclosure is often buried in a vague privacy policy.”.

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Mobile Advertising Data collection Marketing 192

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Digitalization creates new forms of entertainment, advertisement, communication, and promotion. Then, the derived insights let you monitor market trends, customer behavior, competitor pricing, and other key data collected via market research. Why Choose Residential Proxies?

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Marketing Data collection Internet Internet 125

Centraleyes

JULY 17, 2024

The law imposes duties upon businesses and grants consumer rights to Floridians, setting guidelines for the processing of personal data, privacy notices, and opt-outs. It also mandates that consumers be able to access, correct, and delete their personal data. What are the requirements for Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR)?

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Data privacy Data collection Advertising Media 52

CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 23, 2023

The users got these feelings as they noticed an advertisement for a product or a service as soon as they searched or spoke about it with their friend or family member over the phone. Weirdly, two-thirds of them do not know how to stop it from happening.

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Mobile Surveillance Data collection VPN 111

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Network data collected by the NetBlocks internet observatory confirm that Turkey has blocked access to social media as Idlib military crisis escalates. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Media Data collection Internet Internet 135

SecureList

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Certain tech giants recently started adding tools to their ecosystems that are meant to improve the data collection transparency. This was right around the time when the search giant announced plans to rebrand the DoubleClick advertising platform and merge it with its advertising ecosystem.

Internet 96

Internet Internet Advertising Marketing 96

Schneier on Security

JULY 28, 2021

The data that resulted in Burrill’s ouster was reportedly obtained through legal means. Mobile carriers sold­ — and still sell — ­location data to brokers who aggregate it and sell it to a range of buyers, including advertisers, law enforcement , roadside services, and even bounty hunters.

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Mobile Advertising Data collection Surveillance 361

Security Affairs

JANUARY 6, 2022

. “It justified this amount by the scope of the processing, the number of data subjects concerned and the considerable profits the company makes from advertising revenues indirectly generated from the data collected by the cookies.

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Data privacy Data collection Advertising Hacking 113

Hot for Security

MARCH 25, 2021

Online tracking starts whenever you connect to the internet, and your ISP is one of the first entities to collect web traffic once engaged in various activities. In many cases, internet service providers (ISPs) sell collected user data to marketers, who use it to target individuals with advertisements. Myth or reality?

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Data collection Internet Internet Marketing 116