On November 8, 2019, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta ascended the 2019 Data Protection Bill into law. Kenya now joins 25 out of 54 African countries that have so far implemented laws on personal data ...

The 2019 breach exposed the personal information of 533 million Facebook users across 157 countries through a technique known as "scraping." Attackers exploited a vulnerability in Facebook's contact ...

Facebook is to be sued in Europe over the major leak of user data that dates back to 2019 but which only came to light recently after information on more than 533 million accounts was found posted for ...

Customers of retail chain Wawa could be at risk of fraud following a data breach that compromised payment systems. Wawa, Inc. is a chain of convenience and fuel retail stores located in Pennsylvania, ...

It’s been an information con job. Companies lulled us into thinking we were simply connecting with our friends, finding our way around town, or locating the perfect sweater. While we were extolling ...

Despite receiving presidential assent and being published in the official gazette in August 2023, the act has not yet been ...

MahaSamanvay data sale in Maharashtra sparks privacy concerns. Experts warn non-personal data may still reveal sensitive ...

A new law would give the country’s 1.3 billion people more power over data collected by companies but allow the government to exempt itself from the rules. By Vindu Goel MUMBAI, India — India is ...

The Bank of Industry has achieved a new milestone in its commitment to global best practices by receiving the ISO/IEC 27701:2019 certification for Privacy Information Management Systems. The ...

The Indian government has withdrawn its long-awaited Personal Data Protection Bill that drew scrutiny from several privacy advocates and tech giants who feared the legislation could restrict how they ...