Ban Pegasus spyware, urges European Union Data Protection Supervisor
The European Data Protection Supervisor has urged the EU and its member states to ban the Pegasus spyware and similar hacking tools.
Data privacy law updates eyed by Singapore
Data privacy updates—including data portability and a data breach notification requirement—are being considered by Singapore’s government.
CEOs offer their own view of a US data privacy law
Should this proposed privacy law come into effect, if a company violates that law, you, your neighbor, and your family do not have the right to sue them.
How to get your Equifax money and stay safe doing it
Equifax has been ordered to pay at least $650 million in relation to its enormous 2017 data breach. Users who were affected might be eligible for a claim. But watch out for scams!
Governments increasingly eye social media meltdown
It seems problems never quite go away for social media platforms, and more governments of the world are taking keen interest. Will the tech giants be able to sort things out before legislators steps into the fray?
The not-so-definitive guide to cybersecurity and data privacy laws
In the first blog for Malwarebytes Labs’ cybersecurity and data privacy law series, we tackle US data privacy compliance from a startup’s perspective. GDPR, COPPA, HIPAA—it’s all here.
How the EU intends to battle fake news
The EU has announced to launch of a public consultation and the setup of a high-level expert group in the battle against fake news and online disinformation.
IT companies unite against illegal online hate speech
Facebook, Twitter, Google, and Microsoft have taken up the mantle to curb harmful speech on their platforms. The latest company to join this cause is Instagram, the popular image-sharing social media network among teens.