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Why the privacy commissioner’s investigation into Uber is a positive step forward
When news broke that controversial car-hailing service, Uber, admitted to a breach of company security that amounted to stolen customer data, nobody was seriously surprised. Even when it came to light that Uber reportedly paid the hackers $100,000 to destroy the...
Canada’s privacy commissioner opens formal investigation into the 2016 Uber breach, similar to others launched by other countries
The country’s privacy commissioner is opening a formal investigation into a 2016 Uber breach that compromised the personal information of tens of millions of the ride-hailing service’s users. Similar investigations have been launched by authorities in the...
Uber Canada said late Monday that 815,000 Canadian riders and drivers may have been affected as part of its worldwide data breach announced in November
Uber Canada said late Monday that 815,000 Canadian riders and drivers may have been affected as part of its worldwide data breach announced in November. The disclosure came the same day the federal privacy commissioner said it had opened a formal investigation into...
The most concerning thing about the Uber hack has nothing to do with the hack itself
At this point it’s not surprising that Uber, the illustrious and often maligned ride sharing service, suffered a massive data breach last year. Massive as in 57 million of it’s users had personal information stolen by a group of hackers. While it’s not yet known if...