Security experts have revealed that millions of people who got COVID tested at Walgreens may have had their personal data, including name, email, phone number and date of birth, exposed, and that test result data may also have been deduced.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that health apps & devices that collect personal health information must notify consumers if their data is breached. The FTC specifically identified fertility data, fitness and blood glucose data as having been inadequately managed in the past.
Saudi Arabia’s Council of Ministers has approved a Personal Data Protection Law, which is planned to be implemented within six months. The law, which has yet to be published, will protect personal data that directly or indirectly identifies users from collection and processing without consent.
Procrastinators of the world can throw a party whenever they get around to it: Google has once more pushed back complete third-party cookie deprecation. The new target is “early next year.” Reasons for the delay include concerns expressed by U.K. data regulator Information Commissioner’s Office, an ongoing inquiry by the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority, and widespread discontent in the advertising ecosystem.