• T-Mobile is the Latest Victim of a Security Data Breach

    T-Mobile is the Latest Victim of a Security Data Breach

    T-Mobile and its customers have become the victim of a cybersecurity issue.  In a statement released this week, T-Mobile has indicated that an unauthorized entry into its network may have given hackers access to customer records.  The data that may have been stolen includes ZIP codes, phone numbers, email addresses and even account numbers.  The…

  • Facebook Has Allowed Another Company to Steal User Data

    Facebook Has Allowed Another Company to Steal User Data

    Facebook is still quite deep in the Cambridge Analytica scandal, and now they’re facing another one.  Facebook has suspended another data analysis firm that received user data.  This time, the firm is Crimson Hexagon.  Before I go too much farther, I just want to say – should we be surprised?  This is Facebook, and well,…

  • Instagram Changes API Rules – But Will This Solve the Problem?

    Instagram Changes API Rules – But Will This Solve the Problem?

    In the wake of the Cambridge Analytica data privacy scandal, Instagram (read Facebook) is tightening up its security measures around third-party apps.  These restrictions will place limits on how much data that the third party apps can retrieve, and now often.  You might not be aware, but there are some third-party apps that do things…