Data Protection
General Motors has reached a settlement with California to pay $12.75 million in civil penalties over the sale of customers' driving data. The agreement also imposes a five-year ban on selling such information to consumer reporting agencies, adding to prior regulatory actions including a finalized FTC settlement earlier this year.
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Journalists reported mysterious phishing attempts by unknowns a few weeks ago. The Dutch secret service now holds Russia responsible for attacks on the messaging apps WhatsApp and Signal. The report explains how the attacks work and how users can protect themselves.
The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) has warned private security firms in Kenya against unlawfully harvesting excessive personal data from visitors. In a draft guidance note, the ODPC states that only names, identification numbers, and entry times should be collected for building access. This alert comes amid rising cyber threats and major data breaches in the country.