The creation of an imposter to communications platform Signal is allegedly tied to Chinese hackers, Forbes reports. Hackers posted the fake app to Google Play and Samsung's Galaxy Store for download with the intention of spying on users' communications on the real Signal app. Google Play has since removed the imposter.Full story
In an op-ed for Forbes, Albus Protocol co-founder and CEO Alexander Ray discussed zero-knowledge proof technologies' place in data privacy and security compliance. Ray said the tool offers a "promising solution to the perennial problem" of data protection with its one-party knowledge confirmation.
Jordan's Parliament announced its House of Representatives approved the amended draft Protection of Personal Data law.
U.S. lawmakers will hold a series of "listening sessions" with Big Tech executives 13 Sept. as members of Congress attempt to "devise regulations" for artificial intelligence development, The New York Times reports. The closed-door meetings will also feature representatives from civil rights and labor groups to discuss "risks posed by A.I.
Following the passage of several U.S. comprehensive state privacy laws in the last year, the Interactive Advertising Bureau gauged advertisers on their ability and preparedness to comply with incoming statutes.
A key to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework is the U.S. embedding the principle of reciprocity through the Data Protection Review Court, Atlantic Council Senior Fellow Kenneth Propp writes in Lawfare. Foreign jurisdictions must safeguard U.S. citizens' data within its border and allow transfers of the data to the U.S. to justify a court complaint.
The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office warned organizations against using the blind carbon copy function when sending emails containing sensitive personal information. The ICO also published guidance for organizations on protecting personal information when sending bulk emails.
The Financial Times reports India's interception monitoring systems installed at subsea cable landing stations potentially creates a "backdoor" for government surveillance. The software searches, copies and provides personal data to Indian security agencies. The government has said all monitoring requests are approved by the Home Secretary of India.
A U.S. District Court judge in New York ruled a proposed nationwide class-action lawsuit accusing car insurer GEICO of disclosing driver's license data to identity thieves can move forward, Reuters reports. The lawsuit claims GEICO auto-populated driver's license numbers into its database when users provided "basic" information to obtain insurance quotes.
The American Heart Association published a policy statement regarding principles to balance patient privacy and medical research goals.