For individuals

The notorious spyware from Israel's NSO Group has been found targeting journalists, government officials, and corporate executives in multiple variants discovered in a threat scan of 3,500 mobile phones.

Such a rule, which is open for public comments until March 2025, would not only mandate explicit customer authorization for the sale of data but also strengthen protections against the exploitation of collected data.

Most of the exposed employee records belonged to Bank of America, followed by U.S. multinational conglomerate Koch, Finnish multinational telecommunications firm Nokia, and global real estate and investment management services provider JLL, a report from Atlas Privacy showed.

The evolving regulatory environment presents both challenges and opportunities for businesses.

Proposals from Google and Apple drastically reduce the life cycle of certificates, which should mean more oversight — and hopefully better control.