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Category: Actual Cases

This page contains a list of interesting actual cases of privacy threats that have hit the news (original source included). Don’t hesitate to contact us via e-mail if you have noticed similar cases. The CAPrice website is not responsible for the content of external websites.

Uber ditches tracking feature after concern over customer privacy
October 12, 2017October 12, 2017Actual Cases

Uber ditches tracking feature after concern over customer privacy

Uber seems to care about its users privacy. Uber is pulling a heavily criticized feature from its app that allowed it to […]

Learn who is tracking your run?
October 9, 2017October 9, 2017Actual Cases

Learn who is tracking your run?

This is a new report by Pen Test Partners about who is tracking your run through applications, smart devices and services. Plenty […]

Spyware found targeting Mexican journalists, lawyers and activists
September 19, 2017September 18, 2017Actual Cases

Spyware found targeting Mexican journalists, lawyers and activists

Spyware has been spotted targeting the phones of journalists, lawyers and television personalities. The Canada-based Citizen Lab and a number of Mexican […]

Lenders are turning to social media to assess borrowers!
September 18, 2017June 1, 2020Actual Cases

Lenders are turning to social media to assess borrowers!

VISITING the homes of poor Africans who want to borrow money helps Finca International, an American microfinance firm, weed out likely deadbeats. […]

3 gadgets that are always listening you and how to stop them!
August 28, 2017August 28, 2017Actual Cases

3 gadgets that are always listening you and how to stop them!

Learn about three famous gadgets that are always listening you and how to stop them. Imagine driving down a dark, deserted road […]

The RingGo Car parking app data breach
July 17, 2017August 28, 2017Actual Cases

The RingGo Car parking app data breach

RingGo Car parking app data breach. The app shared 2000 customers’ private details after company suffers glitch Thousands of users of a […]

Collecting data from online forms even before you click submit!
July 3, 2017July 3, 2017Actual Cases

Collecting data from online forms even before you click submit!

WebSites Found collecting data from online forms even before you click submit. During an investigation, Gizmodo has discovered that code from NaviStone […]

Sensitive personal data of almost 200 Million citizens exposed!
June 20, 2017July 3, 2017Actual Cases

Sensitive personal data of almost 200 Million citizens exposed!

Sensitive personal data exposed accidentally relating to almost 200 million US citizens by a marketing firm contracted by the Republican National Committee. […]

Netskope Cloud Report: Data loss prevention policy violations in collaboration services like Slack or HipChat
June 14, 2017July 3, 2017Actual Cases

Netskope Cloud Report: Data loss prevention policy violations in collaboration services like Slack or HipChat

Netskope Cloud Report: Data loss prevention policy violations in collaboration services like Slack or HipChat are rising. This is according to new […]

Cometic surgery clinic data leaked!
June 2, 2017July 3, 2017Actual Cases

Cometic surgery clinic data leaked!

Hackers publish private photos from cosmetic surgery clinic Hackers have published more than 25,000 private photos, including nude pictures, and other personal […]

Hundreds of Apps Can Listen for Marketing ‘Beacons’ You Can’t Hear!
May 29, 2017July 3, 2017Actual Cases

Hundreds of Apps Can Listen for Marketing ‘Beacons’ You Can’t Hear!

An article that presents the idea of beacon tracking and address the danger of processing voice data by hundred of apps. There are […]

Daily privacy secrets from smart devices!
May 23, 2017July 3, 2017Actual Cases

Daily privacy secrets from smart devices!

Secrets from smart devices find path to US legal system… An Ohio man claimed he was forced into a hasty window escape […]

Antitrust body fines Whatsapp due to sharing of data with Facebook
May 22, 2017July 3, 2017Actual Cases

Antitrust body fines Whatsapp due to sharing of data with Facebook

ROME: Italy’s antitrust watchdog said on Friday it was imposing a 3 million-euro ($3.3 million) fine on messaging service Whatsapp for allegedly […]

Tesla wants to make self-driving cars a reality by collecting more video data from drivers
May 15, 2017July 3, 2017Actual Cases

Tesla wants to make self-driving cars a reality by collecting more video data from drivers

Tesla is asking vehicle owners for permission to collect more video data in an effort to “make self-driving a reality,” according to […]

McDonald’s McDelivery application leaks details of over 2.2 million customers
May 10, 2017July 3, 2017Actual Cases

McDonald’s McDelivery application leaks details of over 2.2 million customers

The McDelivery application leak. This app is used by McDonald’s customers in India and it was found to be leaking the personal […]

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