Does Apple′s new data policy prove it has too much power?
Apple’s latest software update is good news for user data privacy. But the far-reaching repercussions raise questions about how much sway one company should have.
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Half a million Dutch home workers monitored via software
For 13% of homeworkers, the employer uses software to monitor whether they are at work.
Irish DPA leaves 99,93% of GDPR complaints without decision
Irish data protection authority acknowledged in Irish Parliament hearing it “handles” GDPR complaints by not deciding about them, in violation of EU law.
Enschede council fined for snooping on citizens via their phones
The Dutch privacy watchdog has fined Enschede local council for tracking its residents using their mobile phones
100 Million More IoT Devices Are Exposed—and They Won’t Be the Last
The Name:Wreck flaws in TCP/IP are the latest in a series of vulnerabilities with global implications.
Mass legal action against Google would ‘open the floodgates’, Supreme Court told
Legal action against Google over claims it secretly tracked millions of iPhone users’ would “open the floodgates” to mass data protection claims.
States Are Moving on Privacy Bills. Over 4 in 5 Voters Want Congress to Prioritize Protection of Online Data
Public support for Congress to pass a national standard is holding strong, with 83 percent of voters saying it should be a “top” or “important, but lower” congressional priority this year.
EU grappling with potential one-stop-shop reform
Key stakeholders on EU data protection came together at the Global Privacy Summit Online 2021 to discuss potential solutions to the GDPR one-stop shop dilemma.
Chatbots and privacy rights after death
There are a variety of laws applicable to the U.S. government premised on the idea that privacy protections cease at death.
This Tool Can Make Your Pics Undetectable To Facial Recognition
A new tool is promising to make your pictures undetectable to facial recognition software without significantly changing their appearance.
Between a rock and a hard place: U.S. federal privacy law
President Biden may soon announce an Executive Order that will include mandatory breach notification for software vendors that sell to the federal government.
A Clubhouse bug let people lurk in rooms invisibly
Moderators would be unable to mute “ghosts” hiding in and disrupting rooms.