This Is How iPhone Apps are Tracking You
Apple is introducing a suite of new opt-in privacy guidelines for iOS users, so Wirecutter dug into more than 200 apps to find out exactly what that means.
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Biden Bans Investment in Chinese Firms Linked to Surveillance
The new order, which initially lists 59 Chinese firms, substantially expands an order issued in November by President Donald J. Trump.
Human rights groups call for an end to digital surveillance of immigrants
The Biden administration and the immigration agency tracks more than 96,000 immigrants, using tactics that ‘inhibit progress’.
U.S. Waged Secret Legal Battle to Obtain Emails of 4 Times Reporters
The push began in the Trump administration and continued under President Biden, and the Justice Department obtained a gag order to keep it from public view.
UK, EU investigate Facebook over data breach
Market competition regulators from Britain and the European Union (EU) have launched investigations into Facebook’s use of data.
Dutch parents sue TikTok for €1.4 billion
A group of parents in the Netherlands is taking TikTok to court, claiming the social media platform does not do enough to protect the privacy and safety of their children.
EU Commission publishes new Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC)
the Commission issued modernised standard contractual clauses under the GDPR for data transfers from controllers or processors in the EU/EEA (or otherwise subject to the GDPR) to controllers or processors established outside the EU/EEA (and not subject to the GDPR).
Google to Prevent App Developers from Using Advertising ID for Any Purpose Following User Opt-Out
Google informed app developers that beginning in late 2021, when Android 12 OS users opt out of personalized ads, the advertising ID provided by Google Play services will not be made available to app developers for any purpose.
Europe to US: Pass new laws if you want a data-transfer deal
Věra Jourová says new rules are needed to limit the bulk collection of Europeans’ data.
Third-Party Vendor Incidents Emphasizes the Need for Better Due Diligence Processes
2020 saw a sharp spike in the number of incidents involving vendors, which amounted to over 25 percent of the total incidents handled in 2020, and the trend is continuing well into 2021.
TikTok’s updated privacy policy may let it collect your biometric data
TikTok has updated its U.S. privacy policy to make clear that it might collect your biometric information, but none of this really changes anything.
More safeguards in revamped EU data transfer tools, EU justice chief says
The European Commission will on Friday adopt revamped data transfer tools with more legal and privacy safeguards to allow companies to transfer Europeans’ data securely around the world.