Salam Al Amir reports: The developer of an online game called Mariam, which Sharjah and Dubai Police warned against using, denied accusations that his game uses information provided by players as a privacy breach. On his Twitter account, Salman Al Harbi, a Saudi Arabian national, said that Mariam was just [Read More…]
The Korea Herald reports: CallApp, a free mobile app for caller identification and call blocking services, developed by an Israel-based tech startup, has been banned in South Korea for illegally collecting and mishandling users’ private data. The Korea Communications Commission said Monday that CallApp had been terminated from service in [Read More…]
Natasha Lomas reports: A major update to the UK’s data protection rules will place new requirements and responsibilities on companies that process users’ personal data, including by making it easier for consumers to withdraw consent their data to be processed; view what data is held on them for free; ask [Read More…]
Have you researched your VPN service? Do you know who they may be sharing your data with or redirecting it to? Cyrus Farivar reports: A privacy advocacy group has filed a formal complaint with the Federal Trade Commission, alleging that Hotspot Shield, a popular free VPN service, collects numerous pieces [Read More…]