Personal Information

Study called 'Human Project' gears up to recruit and ask 10,000 people to share life's data

Researchers are gearing up to start recruiting participants from across the city next year for a study so sweeping it’s called “The Human Project".

Trend of sharing private and sensitive content is growing fast, says Kaspersky Lab

Sharing private and sensitive content with strangers is fast growing among youngsters, says Moscow-based cyber security firm Kaspersky Lab.

China cyber security: Law to be enforced from 1 June to protect personal information online

China's cyber security law will take effect on 1 June, banning online service providers from collecting and selling users' personal information.

China will start enforcing the new cyber security regulations from 1 June

China, battling increased threats from cyber-terrorism and hacking, will adopt from Thursday a controversial law that mandates strict data surveillance and storage.

Companies Use Information On Networking Sites: Study

With the leakage of personal information, there is a risk of having one's identity linked to a misleading browsing profile.

Media investigation points out that Facebook is buying data on what you do offline

Facebook already knows a lot about your online activities and you are pretty much aware of it. But a new media investigation has revealed that the social networking giant buys data on your offline activities without your knowledge.

Yahoo hack highlights the need for strong passwords and reset old ones

News that Yahoo was breached back in 2013, and the personal information of more than one billion of its users was stolen, should serve as a reminder that everyone's email and personal information is vulnerable to hacking.

Europe's leading privacy regulators to keep a close watch on WhatsApp privacy switch

Facebook's move to relax the privacy policy of WhatsApp, the world's most popular mobile messaging application, will be closely scrutinised, the chair of Europe's leading group of privacy regulators said on Monday.

HP launches new notebooks with 'HP Sure View'; Integrated privacy screen

HP Inc. on Monday announced that it has introduced HP Sure View, an integrated privacy screen to its notebooks that helps protect against visual hacking with the press of a single button.

LinkedIn alerts 400 mn members to stay safe, notifies data breach

Hit by a massive data breach that put nearly 167 million users' passwords and personal information in the hands of hackers four years back, the popular career-oriented platform LinkedIn has finally came out with an explanation and steps it has taken to protect users.