Ikea France on trial over claims it spied on staff, clients
Ikea’s French subsidiary and several of its former executives went on trial Monday over accusations that they illegally spied on employees and customers.
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A New York Lawmaker Wants to Ban Police Use of Armed Robots
Officers’ use of Boston Robotics’ Digidog intensifies concerns about militarization of the police.
Computer giant Acer hit by $50 million ransomware attack
Computer giant Acer has been hit by a REvil ransomware attack where the threat actors are demanding the largest known ransom to date, $50,000,000.
More Mac malware was detected last year than ever before
macOS malware development surged by over 1,000% in 2020, report says.
Civil Liberties Committee calls for further improvements to the GDPR implementation and strengthened enforcement
Civil Liberties Committee adopted on March 16 the draft resolution evaluating the GDPR and called for effective enforcement and adequate resources for supervisory authorities.
Google Will Not Run FLoC Origin Tests In Europe Due To GDPR Concerns
Google will not make FLoC-based cohorts available for testing in countries where GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive are in effect. At least for now.
The End of the Privacy of Digital Correspondence
The EU wants to have all private chats, messages, and emails automatically searched for suspicious content, generally and indiscriminately.
TikTok privacy policy update surprises users with more personalized ads
Starting April 15, the TikTok’s personalized ads policy is changing — as are users’ options to opt out of them, it seems.
Google Nest 2 home device tracks body activity in bed
The new features have been criticised for collecting data when users are “most vulnerable”.
Facial Recognition: What Happens When We’re Tracked Everywhere We Go?
When a secretive start-up scraped the internet to build a facial-recognition tool, it tested a legal and ethical limit — and blew the future of privacy in America wide open.
Cars Have Your Location. This Spy Firm Wants to Sell It to the U.S. Military
15 billion car locations. Nearly any country on Earth. ‘The Ulysses Group’ is pitching a powerful surveillance technology to the U.S. government.
As Digital Currency’s Popularity Rises, So Do Privacy Fears
Backers see a way to reach the unbanked. But any system could give the government a record of every dollar you spend.