Personal Data

How to Use GDPR Article 15 to Find Out Exactly What a Company Knows About You

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How to Use GDPR Article 15 to Find Out Exactly What a Company Knows About You

Every loyalty card, insurance policy and social account leaves behind a record of personal data that most people never get to inspect. European privacy law offers a direct route into that record: Article 15 of the GDPR entitles anyone to ask an organisation whether it processes their data, to receive a copy at no cost … Read more

One Compromised Credential, 1,500 Records: Meta’s GitHub Breach Explained

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One Compromised Credential, 1,500 Records: Meta’s GitHub Breach Explained

Meta has confirmed that an outside group reached some of its GitHub repositories using a stolen employee credential and walked away with source code and personal information tied to roughly 1,500 people, most of them US-based employees. The company says the intrusion did not stem from a flaw in any Meta product and did not … Read more