MEPs call for infringement procedure against Ireland
The European Parliament voted in favour of a resolution calling on the European Commission to open an infringement procedure against Ireland for failing to enforce the GDPR.
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WhatsApp sues Indian government over new privacy rules
WhatsApp has filed a lawsuit in Delhi against the Indian government seeking to block regulations coming into force.
Facing a public backlash, an Israeli spyware firm is now scoring its government customers
Serious questions remain about the firm’s clientele, and how they use the information provided.
AI Firm That Scraped Billions of Faces Sparks European Backlash
Clearview AI Inc. was hit by a wave of complaints across Europe for allegedly breaking the region’s tough privacy laws by scraping billions of facial images from social-media profiles and the internet.
EU citizens win right to access personal data held by Home Office
Appeal court ruling means people denied settled status or immigration visas can see records used in the case.
European Court on Human Rights Bought Spy Agencies’ Spin on Mass Surveillance
The landmark decision, while powerful in declaring that UK mass interception powers are unlawful, imprudently bought into spy agency propaganda that suspicionless interception powers must be granted to ensure national security.
WhatsApp says it won’t limit functionality if you refuse its privacy policy — for now
In a new statement, the company has clarified that it won’t restrict any functionality, even if you don’t accept the policy for now.
Facial recognition and biometric technology to end airport passport queues
Queueing at passport controls could become a thing of the past under plans for fully automated border checks.
Air India says February’s data breach affected 4.5 million passengers
Personal data of about 4.5 million passengers of Air India was leaked in a cyber attack on the airline’s data processor but the compromised servers were later secured, the Indian state-run carrier said in a statement.
Germany adopts new data protection and privacy law
German parliament adopted a law regulating data protection and privacy in telecommunications and telemedia.
Talking to Kids About Privacy: Advice from a Panel of International Experts
Now more than ever, as kids spend much of their lives online to learn, explore, play, and connect, it is essential to ensure their knowledge and understanding of online safety and privacy keeps pace.
If Apple is the only outfit capable of defending our privacy, it really is time to worry
A giant private company is doing the work governments should be doing on regulation of user data. That’s not a good thing.