Starwood Hotels has announced a data breach of its hotel chains which appears to be a “point of sales” malware attack, and it appears personal and sensitive information including credit card numbers has been lost. Based on the investigation, we discovered that the point of…
Consumers are finding that some of the “health apps” and other technologies that have become so readily available may be lacking the privacy protections consumers are accustomed to. The Washington Post has a story on the privacy loopholes that these apps squeeze through: Jacqueline Stokes…
The Federal Communications Commission continues to crack down on hotels and convention centers that are blocking Wi-Fi hot spots and forcing consumers onto privately monitored pay networks. Forbes has compiled a list of recent FCC enforcement actions regarding hot spot blocking: In October 2014, Marriott agreed…
It’s become a maxim that you “can’t control what’s on the internet.” But, why should we accept this in the US when Europe demand and have implemented the “Right to be Forgotten.” The non-profit organization Consumer Watchdog has written an op-ed in the Washington Post through…
You have probably heard about Windows 10 since it was first offered free of charge to consumers who already have Windows 7 or 8. You may have also heard about questionable privacy practices embedded into Windows 10. Are they a real concern? We think so.…
The Ashley Madison hack has been something of a side show in the data breach community because of the supposed “comedy” of cheating spouses being caught. But it appears there is now some real fallout from the hack. People who were online, now find themselves…
