South Korea fines Worldcoin for violating personal protection laws

Despite the regulatory hurdles, the projects WLD token surged 35% this week, from $1.60 on Sept. 19 to $2.16 on Sept. 26.

View Details

Compound Finance site potentially breached ZachXBT

Crypto investigator ZachXBT has warned users to avoid the Compound Finance website, which appears to have been hijacked and may be redirecting visitors to a phishing site.

View Details

Meta faces backlash in EU for AI data usage without user consent

The complaints claimed that Metas recent privacy policy changes would allow the company to utilize years of personal posts, private images and online tracking data for its AI technology.

View Details

Worldcoin suspends Spanish operations amid data protection probe

Worldcoin agrees to suspend activities in Spain until the end of the year or until a resolution is reached by the German data authority in ongoing data protection investigations.

View Details

Global Governments Request More Personal Data from Big Tech

A new study by Surfshark shows that global government requests for personal user data from Big Tech companies such as Meta, Apple, Google, and Microsoft have been on the rise since 2013. The study reveals that Meta had the most accounts of interest from authorities, while Apple had the fewest. Most requests came from authorities in the United States and Europe and were related to criminal investigations and civil or administrative cases. (Read More)

View Details

Why Celsius Exposed User Information And What You Can Do About It

Bankrupt Celsius exposed personal information of thousands of users amid its restructuring process. Here’s what happened and what you can do for protection.

View Details

Access Denied: How Ledn Protected Client Data From The Recent HubSpot Breach

Automation platforms help companies step up their marketing, but also come with risks. Companies can protect their clients’ data with help from this guide.

View Details

How decentralized identities can save us from surveillance capitalism in Web3

The dawn of the metaverse raises new questions about user protection and data-driven advertising.

The post How decentralized identities can save us from surveillance capitalism in Web3 appeared first on CryptoSlate.

View Details

Argentina Opens Probe Into Worldcoin Personal Data Treatment Procedures

The government of Argentina informed it had opened an investigation into the data collection activities that Worldcoin is executing in the country. The Public Information Access Agency (AAIP), the data comptroller in the country, sent a letter to the Worldcoin Foundation requesting information about how the personal data of Wordcoin users is treated. Argentina to [...]

The post Argentina Opens Probe Into Worldcoin Personal Data Treatment Procedures appeared first on Crypto Breaking News.

View Details

Hong Kong Regulators Probe Worldcoin for Privacy Risks

Hong Kong's PCPD is investigating Worldcoin, linked to OpenAI's Sam Altman, for potential privacy violations in biometric data collection methods, highlighting global privacy concerns in the crypto and blockchain industry. (Read More)

View Details