October 04, 2019
NP Privacy Partner
Author(s): Jenny L. Holmes, Justin S. Smith
The difference between adverts and badverts, Facebook throws the book at thousands of app developers and more. Here’s what’s trending in data privacy and cybersecurity.
A “badvert” is a false advertisement that has been coded to redirect the user to malicious content. Known as maladvertising in the infosecurity community, badverts generate revenue for the attacker by redirecting the user to a page that delivers genuine advertisements that the coders behind the original, legitimate advertisement did not otherwise intend the user to see.—Wesley Gangi
Written policies and procedures to ensure timely and proper use of images on your website is a recommended best practice.—Troy K. Lieberman
Facebook has suspended tens of thousands of applications (“apps”) as a result of its ongoing investigation, which began in March 2018 following the Cambridge Analytica controversy.—Jenny L. Holmes
In 2018, in the United States alone, there were 47.8 billion robocalls, an increase of 56.8% over 2017. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) receives 200,000 complaints each year reporting robocalls—the largest consumer complaint that the agency deals with regularly. As such, the FCC has made combatting unlawful robocalls and Caller ID spoofing its top consumer protection priority.—Justin Smith
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