Thinking about selling your Echo Dot—or any IoT device? Read this first
Deleting data from Echo Dots—and other IoT devices from Amazon and elsewhere—is hard.
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We need a new strategy to tackle ‘exponential’ growth of ransomware, says Interpol
The International Criminal Police Organization, Interpol, has called for collaboration between police and industry to prevent a “potential ransomware pandemic”.
Italian Supervisory Authority Fines Foodinho Over its Use of Performance Management Algorithms
The Italian Supervisory Authority (Garante) announced that it has fined Foodinho S.r.l. 2.6 million EUR for its use of performance algorithms in connection with its employees.
EDPB adopts urgent binding decision: Irish SA not to take final measures but to carry out statutory investigation
The EDPB adopted its first urgent binding decision pursuant to Art. 66(2) GDPR.
Spreading personal data to become a criminal offence in Netherlands
The Netherlands is to make ‘doxing’ – sharing personal details such as addresses and telephone numbers on the internet without permission – a criminal offence.
This manual for a face recognition tool shows how much it tracks people
One school using the facial recognition software saw that a student’s face was captured more than 1,000 times during the week.
FTC is forcing tech firms to kill their algorithms along with ill-gotten data
The Federal Trade Commission is punching right at the heart – and guts – of how data collection drives revenue for tech firms: their algorithms.
WhatsApp targeted in EU consumer complaints over privacy changes
BEUC filed complaints with the European Commission and the European network of consumer authorities, saying WhatsApp was unfairly pressuring users.
Android and iPhone spyware linked to assaults and murder
Android and iPhone spyware sold by NSO Group enables state terror attacks in multiple countries.
Debit Card Apps for Kids Are Collecting a Shocking Amount of Personal Data
Greenlight says it isn’t currently selling data on kids’ spending habits to advertisers, but its privacy policy suggests it could start anytime.
ProtonMail, DuckDuckGo, others ask EU & US regulators to ban surveillance-based advertising
A group of privacy-first tech companies have published an open letter today asking EU and US regulators to take action and ban surveillance-based advertising.
Lithuanian DPA Imposes Fine on a Sports Club for Use of Fingerprints
Lithuanian DPA fined sports club 20.000€ for improper use of fingerprints for identification.