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Mental Health Apps Exploit Sensitive Data
- Many mental health and prayer apps collect and share highly sensitive data like mood, transcripts, and biometrics.
- Mozilla found 29 of 32 apps warranted warning labels for creepy data practices.
Don't Trust Terms As Meaningful Consent
- Avoid trusting mental-health apps without checking privacy policies and data-sharing clauses.
- Don't assume clicking 'I accept' is meaningful consent when users are vulnerable.
Heroku Breach Reached Internal Customer Data
- Heroku confirmed credentials were stolen after a cyber attack and sent password-reset emails.
- Compromised machine tokens allowed access to Heroku's internal customer account database.