Is Facebook Planning to Build Data Centers in China?

Facebook executives have recently faced intense scrutiny over alleged plans to share Chinese user data with the Chinese Government. A series of internal documents, uncovered during recent discussions, revealed that Facebook was prepared to grant the Chinese government access to Chinese user data stored on Chinese soil. This revelation has sparked concerns about privacy and […]

Edelson Lechtzin LLP Looks Into Data Breach Impacting Nevro Corp. Customers

Edelson Lechtzin LLP, a well-known national class action law firm, is investigating potential privacy violations on behalf of individuals whose personal data may have been compromised due to a data breach at Nevro Corp. This investigation follows reports that unauthorized access to sensitive personal information may have occurred within the company’s network. Suspicious Activity Detected […]

Historic Moroccan Data Breach Leaks Private Information of Millions

Earlier this month, a historic Moroccan cybersecurity breach shook the nation, marking the most severe digital attack in its history. The target was the Caisse Nationale de Sécurité Sociale (CNSS), Morocco’s key agency for managing social benefits for private-sector workers. The breach exposed sensitive personal information of nearly 2 million individuals and data from around […]

Irish DPC Investigates Grok AI Model for GDPR Compliance

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched an investigation into the AI model Grok. Grok is owned by Elon Musk’s company xAI. This probe is being conducted under the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Role of GDPR and Data Processing Concerns Since December 2024, Grok has been available to users on the […]

DPDP Act and RTI Act: Opposition Concerns Over Impact on Transparency

The INDIA bloc has raised concerns over the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act. They have urged the government to amend the controversial Section 44(3). According to the Opposition, this section infringes upon the Right to Information (RTI) Act and negatively impacts press freedom. Around 130 senior leaders from the Opposition bloc have written to […]

Meta Raises Concerns Over DPDP Act Clauses

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has voiced concerns about India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA). The concerns focus on profiling and behavioral tracking of minors, cross-border data transfers, and verifiable parental consent. In an ET interview, Rob Sherman, Vice President of Policy and Deputy Chief Privacy Officer of Meta, discussed these […]

Yahoo Privacy Violation? Levi & Korsinsky Launches Investigation

Levi & Korsinsky, LLP, a well-known consumer rights law firm, is investigating claims from California residents who hold Yahoo accounts. The firm is looking into reports that Yahoo may have secretly intercepted private user data while users visited its websites, including yahoo.com, news.yahoo.com, finance.yahoo.com, and sports.yahoo.com that leads to privacy violation. This raises serious concerns […]

Is it Harassment or a Privacy Violation? Insurance Company Demands Home Photos and Google Location for Claim Approval

Author and podcast host Anupam Gupta recently shared a troubling experience he had with his health insurance company. He was shocked when two people showed up at his doorstep unexpectedly, claiming to be from his insurance company. They were there to verify his health insurance claim in person, and Gupta was not informed beforehand. This […]

NMC Breach of Privacy: Citizen Complaint Mishandling

In a shocking incident of privacy violation, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has come under fire for allegedly breaching the privacy of a citizen who filed a complaint against a builder for encroaching on a public footpath. The NMC’s Laxmi Nagar zonal office shared the complainant’s identity and contact number with the builder, who then […]