62 matches found
Decoding the Legalese: A Scalable and Quantitative Framework for Analyzing Corporate Privacy Policies
Even though privacy policies are the primary mechanism organizations use to disclose how they collect, process, and share personal data, they are difficult for average users to interpret, perhaps by design, due to their verbosity and dense legal language. Importantly, there is a lack of...
Beyond GDPR: Examining Disclosure Gaps in Mobile AR Privacy Policies under U.S. State Privacy Laws
Mobile Augmented Reality MAR apps can collect and process highly sensitive data such as spatial maps and biometrics, yet their privacy policies remain largely understudied. Prior audits of app privacy policies have typically focused on a single legal framework, such as the GDPR. Meanwhile, 20 U.S...
CVE-2026-4298
The CVE-2026-4298 entry concerns the WordPress plugin DSGVO All in one for WP up to version 4.9. The underlying root cause is Missing Authorization due to the function dsgvo_reset_policy_service_func() lacking capability checks and nonce verification when processing user-supplied parameters to re...
EUVD-2026-42562
The DSGVO All in one for WP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to and including 4.9. This is due to the dsgvoresetpolicyservicefunc function lacking both capability checks and nonce verification while processing user-supplied parameters to reset plugin...
CVE-2026-4298 DSGVO All in one for WP <= 4.9 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Settings Reset
The DSGVO All in one for WP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to and including 4.9. This is due to the dsgvoresetpolicyservicefunc function lacking both capability checks and nonce verification while processing user-supplied parameters to reset plugin...
Do Privacy Policies Match with the Logs? an Empirical Study of Privacy Disclosure in Android Application Logs
Privacy policies are intended to inform users about how software systems collect and handle data, yet they often remain vague or incomplete. This paper presents an empirical study of patterns in log-related statements within privacy policies and their alignment with privacy disclosures observed i...
Digital Privacy Everywhere
The increasing proliferation of digital and mobile devices equipped with cameras, microphones, GPS, and other privacy invasive components has raised significant concerns for businesses operating in sensitive or policy restricted environments. Current solutions rely on passive enforcement, such as...
A day in the life of a privacy pro, with Ron de Jesus (Lock and Code S05E26)
This week on the Lock and Code podcast… Privacy is many things for many people. For the teenager suffering from a bad breakup, privacy is the ability to stop sharing her location and to block her ex on social media. For the political dissident advocating against an oppressive government, privacy ...
Modern TVs have “unprecedented capabilities for surveillance and manipulation,” group reveals
Your television is debuting the latest, most captivating program: You. In a report titled “How TV Watches Us: Commercial Surveillance in the Streaming Era,” the Center for Digital Democracy CDD spotlighted a massive data-driven surveillance apparatus that ensnares the public through modern...
Automakers Are Sharing Driver Data with Insurers without Consent
Kasmir Hill has the story: Modern cars are internet-enabled, allowing access to services like navigation, roadside assistance and car apps that drivers can connect to their vehicles to locate them or unlock them remotely. In recent years, automakers, including G.M., Honda, Kia and Hyundai, have...
How to comply with GDPR requirements
Understanding the Basics of GDPR Compliance Within the sphere of cybersecurity, significant strides were made as the European Union EU introduced an innovative legislative tool called the General Data Protection Regulation GDPR, unveiled on May 25, 2018. This regulation highlights the EU's unifie...
Zoom clarifies user consent requirement when training its AI
Changes in the terms of service TOS of the Zoom video-conferencing software have caused some turmoil. Since the pandemic, Zoom Video Conferencing has become a household name. Zoom came up as the big winner in the video conferencing struggle that enabled us to work from home. Now that things are...
Even Top-Ranked Android Apps in Google Play Store Provide Misleading Data Safety Labels
An investigation into data safety labels for Android apps available on the Google Play Store has uncovered "serious loopholes" that allow apps to provide misleading or outright false information. The study, conducted by the Mozilla Foundation as part of its Privacy Not Included initiative, compar...
Even Top-Ranked Android Apps in Google Play Store Provide Misleading Data Safety Labels
An investigation into data safety labels for Android apps available on the Google Play Store has uncovered "serious loopholes" that allow apps to provide misleading or outright false information. The study, conducted by the Mozilla Foundation as part of its Privacy Not Included initiative, compar...
Who tracked internet users in 2021–2022
Every time you go online, someone is watching over you. The services you use, the websites you visit, the apps on your phone, smart TVs, gaming consoles, and any networked devices collect data on you with the help of trackers installed on web pages or in software. The websites and services send...
Threat Source newsletter (Oct. 6, 2022) — Continuing down the Privacy Policy rabbit hole
As I wrote about last week, Ive been diving a lot into apps privacy policies recently. And I was recently made aware of a new type of app I never knew existed -- family trackers. There are countless mobile apps for parents to track their children or other family members based on their location,...
Threat Source newsletter (Sept. 29, 2022) — Personal health apps are currently under a spotlight, but their warning signs have always been there
By Jon Munshaw. Welcome to this week’s edition of the Threat Source newsletter. I’ve spent the past few months with my colleague Ashlee Benge looking at personal health apps’ privacy policies. We found several instances of apps that carry sensitive information stating they would share certain...
WordPress Akismet Privacy Policies plugin cross-site scripting vulnerability
WordPress is the Wordpress Foundation's set of blogging platform developed using the PHP language. WordPress plugin is a WordPress open source application plugin. WordPress Akismet Privacy Policies plugin version 2.0.1 and earlier versions contain a cross-site scripting vulnerability, which stems...
CVE-2021-25071 Akismet Privacy Policies <= 2.0.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
The WordPress plugin through 2.0.1 does not sanitise and escape the translation parameter before outputting it back in an admin page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting...
WordPress plugin 跨站脚本漏洞
WordPress is the Wordpress Foundation's set of blogging platform developed using the PHP language. WordPress plugin is a WordPress open source application plugin. WordPress Akismet Privacy Policies plugin version 2.0.1 and earlier versions contain a cross-site scripting vulnerability, which stems...