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Europol Ordered to Erase Data on those Not Linked to Crime The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), an EU privacy and data protection independent supervisory authority, has ordered Europol to erase personal data on individuals that haven’t been linked to criminal activity. According to the EDPS, the watchdog considers personal data any identification number, location
WordPress 5.8.3 Security Update Fixes SQL Injection, XSS Flaws The WordPress development team released version 5.8.3, a short-cycle security release that addresses four vulnerabilities, three of which are rated of high importance. The set includes an SQL injection on WP_Query, a blind SQL injection via the WP_Meta_Query, an XSS attack via the post slugs, and
Protecting corporate data when an employee leaves In September of last year, the Singapore High Court heard an intriguing case involving Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA). An employee had left his previous job, an investment business, to work for a rival. This employee wrote an email to a former employer’s client at his current
Dev Corrupts NPM Libs ‘colors’ and ‘faker’ Breaking Thousands of Apps Users of popular open-source libraries ‘colors’ and ‘faker’ were left stunned after they saw their applications, using these libraries, printing gibberish data and breaking. Some surmised if the NPM libraries had been compromised, but it turns out there’s much more to the story. The developer