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# personal information

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# global research
Almost half of Irish people are concerned about sharing personal information online
This is a decline of 8% from 2019 to 2020, placing Ireland close to the global average of 45%.
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May 17th 2021, 12:36 PM
# personal information
Amazon investigator says Saudi Arabia hacked Jeff Bezos’s phone
Gavin de Becker was looking into the leaking of Bezos’s personal information.
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Mar 31st 2019, 1:29 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Do you worry about your online privacy?
Most people are aware of privacy settings on social media sites but is it something you worry about?
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Jul 3rd 2015, 9:41 AM
# tailored
Twitter is now keeping track of the apps you download - and it's all because of ads
Users will be able to opt of the scheme that tracks which other apps are downloaded.
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Nov 28th 2014, 12:55 PM
# profile picture
The Irish government is asking for more and more user data from Facebook
The growth in requests is more than double the global average.
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Nov 5th 2014, 9:13 AM
Voices
Column: Free Wi-Fi networks carry risks – but you can avoid them
Make sure you’re not freely handing away your personal data…
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Sep 3rd 2014, 8:00 PM
# Scam
Revenue scam warning: Here's what fraudulent tax websites can look like
Scam sites copy details from authentic websites in an attempt to con unsuspecting users out of important personal information.
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Jul 28th 2014, 6:29 PM
# Links
Google now has a form for those who want to be 'forgotten'
If follows a European Court of Justice ruling that individuals have the right to have links to information about them deleted from searches
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May 30th 2014, 9:10 AM
# don't ask
New feature lets you 'ask' your Facebook friends about their relationship status
A new ‘ask’ button has popped up on Facebook pages – here’s what it’s all about.
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May 19th 2014, 7:30 PM
# delete delete delete
Scammers are going 'phishing' for Revenue customer details
Fake emails headed “Notice of Tax Return. Client No.” are being sent from accounts purporting to be from the Revenue Commissioners.
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Feb 11th 2014, 10:48 AM
# Hacked
Apple's developer site was hacked
Apple says an intruder attempted to secure the personal information of some of the registered developers from the site.
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Jul 22nd 2013, 10:23 AM
# Apple
Apple does not collect 'a mountain of personal details'
In a statement, Apple says authorities ask for information mostly for police reasons – finding missing kids, tracking down vulnerable people, investigating crimes and preventing suicides.
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Jun 17th 2013, 10:29 AM
# Facebook
Facebook ordered to remove sex offender monitoring page
Facebook was given 72 hours to take down the original page which contained a photo and comments about a convicted sex offender.
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Dec 1st 2012, 5:45 PM