Jesse Jones reports: Your private driving data is being shared, and it could be used against you. When Temieka Clay requested her LexisNexis consumer file, she got more than 200 pages of records cataloging details from the car’s onboard computer about her driving. “This is my LexisNexis consumer disclosure report. I’m appalled,” said Clay. Read…
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Can Florida’s new digital data law tame the ‘Wild West’ of online privacy?
Tom Hudson reports: Floridians may have new privacy options this summer if you use Amazon, Facebook or Google, thanks to a new digital privacy law that goes into effect July 1. Big tech companies have had a year to prepare for the new law, which expands what’s considered personal data to include your voice, fingerprints and face….
Got an unpatched LG ‘smart’ television? It could be watching you back
Jessica Lyons reported: A handful of bugs in LG smart TVs running WebOS could allow an attacker to bypass authorization and gain root access on the device. Once they have gained root, your TV essentially belongs to the intruder who can use that access to do all sorts of nefarious things including moving laterally through…
Are Hospital Websites Upfront About User Privacy and Data Sharing?
Rachael Robertson reports: Nearly all hospital websites transferred user information to third parties, and almost one-third did not have a privacy policy, an analysis of hospital websites showed. Of the 100 hospital websites analyzed, 96 transferred user information to third parties, but only 71 had privacy policies listed, researchers led by Matthew McCoy, PhD, of…