Category: sensitive information

Apple fires hundreds of contractors hired to listened to Siri recordings

[ad_1] More contractors throughout Europe may have been let go. As The Guardian reports, many are upset that Apple fired so many people with just one week’s notice. Even those who were concerned with the program’s ethical implications expressed their frustration. Apple previously promised that “as part of a future software update, users will have […]

Apple will reportedly limit third-party tracking in kids apps

[ad_1] As The Wall Street Journal points out, many iPhone privacy issues are the result of third-party apps that share sensitive information. Even apps in the kids category, like Curious World, are guilty of sharing users’ names and ages. Apple says privacy concerns are the second most common reason for rejecting an app from the […]

Hacker posts over 4,000 sensitive documents from Mexican embassy

[ad_1] The hacker got ahold of the trove of documents after discovering the server hosting the files suffered from a security vulnerability and was compromised. After downloading the files, he found scans of passports, visas, birth certificates and other personal documents — some of which belonged to Mexican citizens and diplomats. Letters granting rights, privileges […]