Mastodawn

Data Broker Breaches Fueled Nearly $21 Billion in Identity-Theft Losses

There have been more than $20.9 billion in consumer losses tied to identity theft connected to four major breaches involving data broker firms.

#Comscore #Findem #IQVIADigital #Telesign #6SenseInsights #databreach #security #cybersecurity #hackers #hacking #hacked

https://www.wired.com/story/data-broker-breaches-fueled-dollar209-billion-in-identity-theft-losses/

Data Broker Breaches Fueled Nearly $21 Billion in Identity-Theft Losses

A report copublished by WIRED sparked a probe into opt-out pages hidden by data brokers. Now congressional Democrats say breaches tied to the industry have cost people tens of billions of dollars.

WIRED

Holger Nohr 🌻Aug 7, 2023

Das kalifornische Unternehmen #TeleSign erstellt heimlich #Profile von der Hälfte der weltweiten #Handynutzer. #Datenschutz

https://www.datenschutz-notizen.de/telesign-erstellt-heimlich-profile-von-der-haelfte-der-weltweiten-handynutzer-3443943/

TeleSign erstellt heimlich Profile von der Hälfte der weltweiten Handynutzer

Dem Unternehmen TeleSign wird von der österreichischen Bürgerrechtsorganisation Noyb („none of your business“) vorgeworfen heimlich Profile von Milliarden Handynutzern weltweit erstellt zu haben. Doch wer ist TeleSign überhaupt und woher hat das Unternehmen die Daten? TeleSign ist ein in Kaliforni

datenschutz notizen | News-Blog der DSN GROUP

Hanspeter Holzer 🎤🔉⚡🔌🧑‍🎤Jul 27, 2023

#telesign

https://netzpolitik.org/2023/datenschutzbeschwerde-gegen-telesign-firma-legt-scoring-profile-der-haelfte-aller-weltweiten-handynutzer-an

Datenschutzbeschwerde gegen TeleSign: Firma legt Scoring-Profile der Hälfte aller weltweiten Handynutzer an – netzpolitik.org

Wenn wir uns bei einer Plattform registrieren, werden wir manchmal nach zusätzlichen Verifizierungsmethoden gefragt. Oft liegt dem offenbar ein Risikowert zugrunde, der an unsere Handynummer gekoppelt ist. Die Datenschutzorganisation noyb geht nun gegen ein großes Unternehmen vor, das diese Werte im Geheimen berechnet.

netzpolitik.org

sakis Jul 27, 2023

#TeleSign secretly profiles half of the world’s mobile phone users

https://noyb.eu/en/telesign-profiles-half-worlds-phone-users

#privacy #gdpr

TeleSign profiles half of the world’s phone users

TeleSign generates a “reputation score” and sells it to various clients. TeleSign secretly received the mobile phone data from BICS, a Belgian company that provides interconnection services.

noyb.eu

Daniel Jul 7, 2023

https://noyb.eu/en/telesign-profiles-half-worlds-phone-users

"TeleSign verifies over five billion unique phone numbers per month, representing half of the world’s mobile users."

WTF

"While there are some situations where personal data can be used for security purposes without consent, the secret use of telecommunication data on the majority of all global mobile phone users is not in line with EU and national data protection law."

👍

#gdpr #dsgvo #telesign #noyb #surveillance #phone #number

TeleSign profiles half of the world’s phone users

TeleSign generates a “reputation score” and sells it to various clients. TeleSign secretly received the mobile phone data from BICS, a Belgian company that provides interconnection services.

noyb.eu

Hyde 📷 🖋

Jun 27, 2023

#telesign ... A shitty company that sell data about people

https://noyb.eu/en/telesign-profiles-half-worlds-phone-users

#privacy

TeleSign profiles half of the world’s phone users

TeleSign generates a “reputation score” and sells it to various clients. TeleSign secretly received the mobile phone data from BICS, a Belgian company that provides interconnection services.

noyb.eu

Wowbggr Jun 24, 2023

NOYB: TeleSign profiles half of the world's phone users

https://noyb.eu/en/telesign-profiles-half-worlds-phone-users
#TeleSign
#BICS
#telecomms
#Belgium
#GDPR

TeleSign profiles half of the world’s phone users

TeleSign generates a “reputation score” and sells it to various clients. TeleSign secretly received the mobile phone data from BICS, a Belgian company that provides interconnection services.

noyb.eu

Marcel SIneM(S)US Jun 24, 2023

Datenschutzbeschwerde: #TeleSign erstellt heimlich Profile von Handynutzern | heise online

«Die US-Firma TeleSign sammelt Mobilfunkdaten, erstellt einen Reputationswert und verkauft diesen an TikTok, [...]»
— Eine US-Firma verkauft Daten an eine chinesische Firma... Wenn das der Trump wüsste

https://www.heise.de/news/Datenschutzbeschwerde-TeleSign-erstellt-heimlich-Profile-von-Handynutzern-9196755.html #Datenschutz #privacy #DSGVO #GDPR

Datenschutzbeschwerde: TeleSign erstellt heimlich Profile von Handynutzern

Die US-Firma TeleSign sammelt Mobilfunkdaten, erstellt einen Reputationswert und verkauft diesen an TikTok, Microsoft & Co. Bürgerrechtler wehren sich dagegen.

heise online

PrivacyDigest Jun 24, 2023

US firm 'breached GDPR' by reputation-scoring #EU citizens • The Registerb

#TeleSign and #Belgian parent did almost everything wrong, alleges Max Schrems
#gdpr #privacy

https://www.theregister.com/2023/06/23/telesign_gdpr_complaint/

US vendor accused of violating GDPR by reputation-scoring EU citizens

TeleSign and Belgian parent did almost everything wrong, alleges Max Schrems

The Register

Datarainbow Privacy Assistant✅Jun 23, 2023

#noyb filed a new complaint against the US-company #Telesign: Telesign profiles half of the world's mobile phone users, based on data secretly received from interconnection service #BICS and calculates a "reputation score".
Read the full story here: https://noyb.eu/en/telesign-profiles-half-worlds-phone-users

TeleSign profiles half of the world’s phone users

TeleSign generates a “reputation score” and sells it to various clients. TeleSign secretly received the mobile phone data from BICS, a Belgian company that provides interconnection services.

noyb.eu