privacy

  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    South Africa's big battle against spam callers

    South Africa's big battle against spam callers South Africa's Information Regulator has its sights set on tackling annoying spam calls in the country. It decided that telemarketing amounts to electronic communication and must be regulated under the Protection of Personal Information Act...
    • Hanno Labuschagne
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    • information regulator nomzamo zondi pansy tlakula privacy protection of personal information act (popia) spam spam callers telemarketers telemarketing
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Meta fined another R4.8 billion over data breach

    Meta fined another R4.8 billion over data breach Ireland’s data protection commission fined Meta Platforms Inc.’s Irish arm €251 million (R) following two inquiries into a personal data breach that it said impacted 29 million users worldwide. The breach was reported by Meta Platforms Ireland...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Intricate app settings making privacy management a big hassle

    Intricate app settings making privacy management a big hassle Default privacy settings in popular mobile apps seem like a convenience, allowing you to use a single setting to control the level of privacy — who can see which actions you take — across all of the app’s functions. But default...
  5. spamsam

    People do not really care about their info security

    Odds are the following applies to most average human beings out there: - Your name and ID number are floating around somewhere in a spreadsheet as a lead. - You are highly traceable on the web. - There is way more information available on social media about you than you think. - You have opted...
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    • data abuse governement information information age police popi privacy privacy issues surveilance
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    • Forum: Networking and Security
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    Meta Platforms up against tough privacy review

    Meta Platforms up against tough privacy review Meta Platforms Inc. was accused by the Federal Trade Commission of repeatedly violating privacy promises it made to US regulators and now faces a possible government ban on launching new social-media products without an independent review. Meta...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    ChatGPT and other AI tools will make spotting phishing attacks more difficult

    ChatGPT and other AI tools will make spotting phishing attacks more difficult Cisco Systems Inc. warned that artificial intelligence software such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT will make phishing attempts much harder to detect, requiring companies to adopt new defences. About 80% of illicit access into...
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    Court rules US government can block Twitter from publishing details about national security investigation demands

    Court rules US government can block Twitter from publishing details about national security investigation demands The US can stop Twitter Inc. from releasing details about the government’s demands for user information in national security investigations, a court ruled, in the same week House...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    Information Regulator has not issued one POPIA-related fine after over 500 reports

    Information Regulator has not issued one POPIA-related fine after over 500 reports No fines have been issued against any South African company for violating the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA). This was revealed by Information Regulator president Pansy Tlakula during a recent...
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    Twitter will no longer allow jet-tracking accounts

    Twitter will no longer allow jet-tracking accounts Twitter Inc. suspended multiple accounts that track the locations of private jets using publicly available flight data, including one that followed the plane of the company’s owner, Elon Musk. Musk publicly declared last month that he would...
  11. spamsam

    lol, how did BusinessTech only realise now that TrueCaller isn't POPI compliant?

    The link below serves: https://businesstech.co.za/news/lifestyle/649601/major-red-flags-over-the-use-of-spam-blockers-like-truecaller-in-south-africa/ It's kinda funny that most people still don't know that whoever has TrueCaller on their phone is sharing their contacts' info across the border...
  12. Hanno Labuschagne

    Google victorious in case claiming it tracked Chrome users without permission

    Google victorious in case claiming it tracked Chrome users without permission Alphabet Inc.’s Google defeated a privacy lawsuit by consumers who accused the company of snooping on them even after they opted out of sharing their web activity. US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on Monday...
  13. Hanno Labuschagne

    TikTok facing ban in the US

    TikTok facing ban in the US Two US senators called TikTok a Chinese surveillance tool, issuing a bipartisan warning as the Biden administration weighs a deal that could let the video-sharing app keep operating in the US. “It’s not just the content you upload to TikTok but all the data on your...
  14. Hanno Labuschagne

    Whistleblower claims Twitter has severe security shortcomings

    Whistleblower claims Twitter has severe security shortcomings A whistleblower complaint from Twitter Inc.’s former head of security, claiming severe shortcomings in the social media company’s handling of users’ personal data, will have wide ramifications for the business. US lawmakers vowed to...
  15. Hanno Labuschagne

    Surfshark study shows cybercriminals love SA

    Surfshark study shows cybercriminals love SA South African residents are at a high risk of having their personal details exploited by malicious actors, according to research from Surfshark. The study ranked South Africa sixth in the world when it comes to the nations most threatened by...
  16. Hanno Labuschagne

    WhatsApp privacy policy battle brewing in South Africa

    WhatsApp privacy policy battle brewing in South Africa The Information Regulator of South Africa has informed Parliament that it is considering all its options in its engagements with WhatsApp over the changes it has made to its privacy policy. The Facebook-owned mobile messaging platform...
  17. Solarion

    Users will be blocked from using WhatsApp unless they agree to Facebook privacy changes

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    What do you need to know about POPI?

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    Privacy breach

    Hi everyone Please help me. I have received a worrying communication from my colleague, we were supposed to meet and I lied that I am nearby, he said I must be serious because I am at x road and it will be hours before I reach a meeting place. He was right, I was at x road, now I am worried...
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    Illegal invading of your privacy?

    Do the following means that Vodacom are going to invade our privacy in an illegal way or are they going to ASK PERMISSION from each and every customer before they turn this on? As per Vodacom billing page.
  21. J

    Privacy concerns over Chinese face-swap app

    Privacy concerns over Chinese face-swap app Chinese face-swap app Zao rocketed to the top of app store charts over the weekend, but user delight at the prospect of becoming instant superstars quickly turned sour as privacy implications began to sink in. Launched recently, Zao is currently...
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