Comparitech

More than 106 million travellers to Thailand had their personal details exposed online in August, a cybersecurity research company that discovered the data said Monday, but the leak was quickly plugged by authorities.

India is the fifth worst country after China, Malaysia, Pakistan, and the US in terms of extensive and invasive use of biometric data, according to a new report from Britain-based tech research firm Comparitech on Wednesday.

A study by Britain-based tech research firm Comparitech said India was followed by Russia, Turkey, France, and Mexico.

Comparitech reported the viral app is hoovering up all of people's personal information and is able to sell it on to whoever it wants.

More than 106 million travellers to Thailand had their personal details exposed online in August, a cybersecurity research company that discovered the data said Monday, but the leak was quickly plugged by authorities.

India is the fifth worst country after China, Malaysia, Pakistan, and the US in terms of extensive and invasive use of biometric data, according to a new report from Britain-based tech research firm Comparitech on Wednesday.

A study by Britain-based tech research firm Comparitech said India was followed by Russia, Turkey, France, and Mexico.

Comparitech reported the viral app is hoovering up all of people's personal information and is able to sell it on to whoever it wants.