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Viewing entries tagged with 'data'

Your DNA is only a click away: Home DNA tests and privacy Feilidh Dwyer
6 August 2019 at 09:53

Since 2007, companies like 23andMe.com and Ancestry.com have made at-home DNA testing kits accessible to the masses. Through a simple online order, you can receive a kit, provide a saliva sample and return it to the company for analysis.

Breach Case 7: Rubbishing privacy Neil Sanson
5 April 2018 at 16:54

A recent data breach incident provided an example of how your responsibility to protect personal information does not end when you put the rubbish out for collection.

Breach Case 3: Catches win matches Neil Sanson
7 April 2017 at 10:39

A recent data breach provided an example of how it is sometimes possible to catch a breach as it is happening and avert potential harm.