GoodRx fined $1.5 million for allegedly selling users health data
FTC claims claims GoodRx ostensibly lied to over 55 million users by surreptitiously selling deeply personal medical information to companies.
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eBay Bans Sale of Adult Items, Effective June 15 Onward
eBay Bans Sale of Adult Items. The company sent out a notice to sellers in its Adult Only section stating that the section will close on June 15.
Yandex Employee Caught Selling Access to Users’ Email Inboxes
Yandex employee had been caught selling providing unauthorized access to the users’ mailboxes for personal gain. Read more
Members of Nintendo Switch Modding Group Team Xecuter arrested
Team Xecuter arrested and charged for selling Nintendo Switch hacks. Two members of Nintendo Switch Modding organization known as Team Xecuter have been…
Singtel Tech Support Employee Jailed For Selling Customer Details
SINGAPORE: A tech support employee for a Malaysian subsidiary of Singtel retrieved unauthorised billing information belonging to Singtel customers…
Popular Fertility App Selling Customer Data to Chinese Companies
Premom, one of the top pregnancy apps on both Android and Google Play, bills itself as a method of helping you “get pregnant quickly and naturally.” It…
TikTok Fined 186 Million Won for Selling Children’s Data Online
Video-sharing giant TikTok has been fined once again for mishandling children’s data. This time it was fined roughly $154,600 by South Korean regulators…
Hacker Group Selling Databases of 10 Organization on the Dark Web
A group of hackers has put the user databases of 10 companies for sale on the dark web, a part of the internet world that requires specialized software to be…
Antivirus firm Avast is reportedly selling users’ web browsing data
Avast, which makes free antivirus software that’s used by millions of people around the world, is reportedly selling “highly sensitive” web browsing data via a…
Twitter and Microsoft show data privacy is moving from sticking point to…
Two battles are underway simultaneously in the area of user data privacy. One is a well-publicized regulatory battle. Through laws like 2018’s General Data…