Lawsuit filed against TikTok for violating children’s privacy
The Take Back Your Privacy Foundation (TBYP) and the Consumers’ Association are suing the company behind the popular app TikTok for violating the privacy and consumer rights of children.
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South Korea Issues Fines to Facebook, Google and Netflix Over Privacy Violations
Facebook, Google and Netflix are facing fines and actions for privacy violations, with Facebook assessed the second-largest amount in the country’s history for its treatment of facial recognition templates.
French DPA issues EUR 1.75 million penalty against AG2R LA MONDIALE
CNIL considered that the company had failed to comply with two fundamental obligations under the GDPR. It therefore imposed a fine of 1,750,000 euros.
Are proposed data protection changes a threat to UK citizens’ privacy?
Government proposals to liberalise the UK’s data protection regime in support of increased innovation, research and economic growth have prompted discussion among data privacy and infosec experts.
38M Records Were Exposed Online from Microsoft Power Apps
Misconfigured Power Apps from Microsoft led to more than a thousand web apps accessible to anyone who found them.
T-Mobile breach hits 53 million customers as probe finds wider impact
T-Mobile US Inc said on Friday an ongoing investigation into a data breach revealed that hackers accessed personal information of an additional 5.3 million customers, bringing the total number of people affected to more than 53 million.
How your employer may be tracking your remote work
Companies can access personal emails, social media accounts and instant messages.
How US local governments are scaring tech companies
Congress has failed to regulate tech, so states and cities are stepping in with their own approaches to food delivery apps, AI regulation and, yes, privacy. Tech doesn’t like what it sees.
Apple is changing Mail Privacy Protection and email marketers must prepare
Effectively leveraging email analytics and data to inform future emails and multichannel campaigns requires marketers to start preparing now.
Google says geofence warrants make up one-quarter of all US demands
The search giant revealed it received 20,932 geofence warrants in three years.
Social media companies taking steps to protect Afghan users’ privacy
Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn said this week they had moved to secure the accounts of Afghan citizens to protect them against being targeted amid the Taliban’s swift takeover of the country.
China Passes Personal Information Protection Law
China’s 13th Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress passed the Personal Information Protection Law (the “PIPL”).