Data Privacy

Hong Kong transport authorities will actively explore secure storage of ride-hailing data before new regulations take effect in August. The move aims to meet national security requirements while protecting user privacy.

11. kesäkuuta 2026 Raportoinut AI

Microsoft has restricted its employees from using Claude Fable 5. The decision stems from data retention requirements set by Anthropic.

An opinion piece in Addis Fortune warns that US assistance to Ethiopia's health sector must not turn into a giveaway of sensitive data.

14. tammikuuta 2026 Raportoinut AI

South Korea's Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo met with U.S. lawmakers and officials in Washington this week to address concerns over the country's investigation into a massive data breach at Coupang, warning against the issue turning into a trade dispute between the two nations. Yeo emphasized that the probe is being conducted in line with relevant laws and should not be viewed as a trade matter. Coupang, a U.S.-listed company, experienced a leak of personal data from about 34 million customers late last year.

Google will discontinue its free dark web monitoring tool early next year, ending notifications about personal data leaks. The service, which alerts users to appearances of their name, email, or phone number on the dark web, will stop monitoring new results on January 15, 2026. Access to existing reports will be removed on February 16, 2026.

26. marraskuuta 2025 Raportoinut AI

Popular online tools for formatting code are leaking significant amounts of user information. Sites such as JSONFormatter and CodeBeautify are involved in exposing secrets that users upload voluntarily. TechRadar highlighted this security concern in a recent report.