Canada fines Facebook almost $6.5 million over ‘false’ data privacy claims

Canada’s Competition Bureau says Facebook mishandled user info.

https://www.engadget.com/canada-fines-facebook-almost-65-million-over-false-data-privacy-claims-000524114.html

Privacy leaking kids’ smart watches has been recalled in Europe

Pen Test Partners revealed that kids’ “smart watches” were still leaking sensitive information.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/eu-orders-recall-of-childrens-smartwatch-over-severe-privacy-concerns/

Photo app Ever used customers’ private snaps to train AI

https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/10/18564043/photo-storage-app-ever-facial-recognition-secretly-trained-ai

Flaws in a popular GPS tracker leak data location

https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/10/gps-trackers-flaw/ #privacy #security #surveillance #GPS #hardware

Mental Health Apps Caught Secretly Sharing Data

https://yro.slashdot.org/story/19/04/27/1733252/theyre-basically-lying—mental-health-apps-caught-secretly-sharing-data

Facebook Broke Canadian Privacy Law

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/wjv5y9/facebook-broke-canadian-privacy-law-federal-watchdog-finds

Companies that don’t really care about your security

https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/companies-dont-care-security/

Streaming piracy apps leak data

https://www.slashgear.com/psa-streaming-piracy-apps-are-being-used-to-steal-user-data-25574763/