9 d. ago Important update on Steam 'leak' as Valve issues important tip to gamers

Valve has responded to this week's reports of user data being breached via 2FA methods, saying "We have examined the leak sample and have determined this was NOT a breach of Steam systems"

Politics

2 w. ago Mum who fears never knowing why her child died backs data disclosure law change

Jools Sweeney, aged 14, died in April 2022, and his mum Ellen has called on social media firms to share his user data with her.

Society

3 w. ago TikTok fined €530m by Irish regulator for failing to guarantee China would not access user data

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission found video app breached GDPR and had submitted ‘erroneous information’ to inquiryTikTok has been fined €530m (£452m) by an Irish watchdog over a failure to guarantee that European user data sent to China would not be accessed by the Chinese government.Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) regulates TikTok across the European Economic Area (EEA), which includes all 27 EU member states plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago TikTok fined €530m for failing to protect user data from Chinese state

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission also found the video app provided ‘erroneous information’ to its inquiryTikTok has been fined €530m (£452m) by an Irish watchdog over a failure to protect some European user data from being used by the Chinese government.Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) regulates TikTok across the European Economic Area (EEA), which includes all 27 EU member states plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago TikTok hit with £450MILLION fine after Ireland finds social media giant illegally sent user data to China

European Union privacy watchdogs fined TikTok £450million (530 million euros) on Friday after a four-year investigation found that the company illegally transferred data to China

Economics

3 w. ago UK user data must be protected during 23andMe bankruptcy, watchdog says

The Information Commissioner’s Office has said it will take action if it believe UK data protection law is not followed.

Politics