GDPR News

April 19, 2021

Australian judge rules Google misled Android users on data

A judge has ruled that Google broke Australian law by misleading users about personal location data collected through Android mobile devices.

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April 16, 2021

Court tells Uber to reinstate five UK drivers sacked by automated process

Ruling in Amsterdam overturns company’s decision to exclude operators for alleged sharing of account details.

Uber has been ordered to reinstate five British drivers who were struck off from its ride-hailing app by robot technology.

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April 16, 2021

Wyden proposes banning sale of personal data to ‘unfriendly’ governments

The proposal would treat Americans’ personal data with the same caution as powerful weaponry, using export-control laws to block its sale to countries marked as potential security threats.

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April 16, 2021

Verizon Media Introduces Alternative Online Tracking Identifier

Verizon Media announced the launch of its Next-Gen Solutions suite to make advertisers and publishers independent of cookies or mobile app IDs.

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April 16, 2021

Italian DPA launches a contest on ‘easy privacy information via icons’

‘Easy privacy information via icons? Yes, you can!’ The Italian DPA launches a contest calling for creative ideas from all quarters.

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April 16, 2021

EDPB Gives the Green Light to the Commission’s Draft UK Adequacy Decisions

the EDPB has confirmed in a press release that it has identified “many aspects [of the UK data protection framework] to be essentially equivalent ” to the EU data protection framework.

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April 14, 2021

After Cookies, Ad Tech Wants to Use Your Email to Track You Everywhere

Cookies are dying, and the tracking industry is scrambling to replace them. There are several proposals from ad tech providers to preserve “addressable media” after cookies die off.

April 14, 2021

German DPA investigates WhatsApp Terms of Use

Urgency proceedings opened against Facebook in connection with the new WhatsApp Terms of Use.

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April 14, 2021

House fails to pass WPA but bill ‘remains alive’

The Washington state House of Representatives failed to advance the Washington Privacy Act Sunday, its last day to pass the bill this session, but its fate is not yet set in stone.

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April 13, 2021

EU says ‘no major breach detected so far’ following significant cyber attack

The European Commission and other European Union (EU) institutions have been hit by a cyber attack significant enough for senior officials to be alerted.