Discord opens up public servers to web search from November 16th

Discord is changing how its public communities are found online. From November 16th, the platform plans to automatically create Server Web Pages for all Discoverable Servers. Discord describes these as “the most public spaces on Discord”, and they have at least 1,000 members. According to the platform, there are more than 63,000 of them. The … Read more

8.7 million airport customers hit by major UK data breach

Cyberattackers have stolen personal data belonging to 8.7 million customers of three major UK airports. The breach affects Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands airports, exposing emails, phone numbers, vehicle registrations and postcodes. The compromised information came from services including parking, lounges, Fast Track bookings and airport Wi-Fi. Manchester Airport Group temporarily disabled its “Manage My … Read more

US Supreme Court ruling threatens EU-US data transfers

A new US Supreme Court ruling questions the independence of the FTC, undermining a key legal pillar of the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF) according to privacy group noyb. Max Schrems argues that the European Commission relied on the FTC’s independence hundreds of times, meaning the legal basis for unrestricted EU-US personal data transfers has … Read more