User Data

Phone numbers of over 500 million Facebook users on sale through automated Telegram bot

The bot has been running since at least January 12, 2021, according to screenshots posted by Gal, but the data it provides access to is from 2019.

How to move WhatsApp group chats to Signal messaging app

The Signal app has become the top free app on the Play Store and App Store in India.

Personal data of 7 million Indian debit and credit card users leaked on dark web, claims cybersecurity researcher

The report also reveals that PAN numbers of 5 lakh cardholders are also available online.

Amazon bans, then un-bans TikTok app from its employee mobile devices, calls it a mistake

The Chinese ownership of TikTok, one of the fastest-growing digital platforms, has come under heavy scrutiny on issues like the handling of user data.

BHIM app vulnerability reportedly exposed financial data of millions of users; NPCI denies data compromise

According to Vpnmentor, the 409 GB of data suspected to be breached has over 70 lakh records.

Truecaller denies reports that data of 4.75 cr Indians was put up for sale on the dark web for Rs 75,000

The data on sale includes phone numbers, gender, city, mobile network, Facebook id and so on.

Aarogya Setu app guidelines for data processing issued by centre as privacy concerns pile up

The guidelines lay down procedure on handling of data by various agencies involved in controlling spread of the pandemic.

Zoom app on iOS stops sharing analytics data with Facebook, says it never shared 'sensitive information'

Zoom does mention in its privacy policy that it shares data with third-party apps but it does not name Facebook.

Facebook is likely to pay $3.50 per month to US users for sharing contact info: Report

The study by US-based Technology Policy Institute is the first that attempts to quantify the value of online privacy and data.

Want access to your personal data? Hand over more please and ensure you smile for requested photo ID

To get your personal data, you may have to give up more personal data. It seems awful at first. Alistair Barr of Bloomberg called it “the new privacy circle of hell.”