Judge Approves Historic $650M Facebook Privacy Settlement
More than 1.5 million Illinois Facebook users will receive at least $345 each under the terms of the landmark deal.
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Digidog, a Robotic Dog Used by the Police, Stirs Privacy Concerns
The New York Police Department has been testing Digidog, which it says can be deployed in dangerous situations and keep officers safer, but some fear it could become an aggressive surveillance tool.
TikTok owner ByteDance to pay US privacy settlement
TikTok’s parent company ByteDance has agreed to pay 92 million dollars in a settlementin a class-action lawsuit alleging the app failed to gain their consent to collect data in violation of a strict Illinois privacy law.
Deutsche Wohnen fine now declared invalid by a German court
There has been a big bang in the data protection world in Berlin as the first and most spectacular GDPR fine in Germany has just been declared invalid.
EU-U.S. data flows could face ‘massive disruption’
One of the European Union’s most powerful data regulators has warned companies may yet face massive disruption to translatlantic data flows as a result of an EU court ruling last year, despite efforts by policymakers to avoid that outcome.
Tech Firms Train Voice Assistants to Understand Atypical Speech
Voice assistants like Alexa and Siri often can’t understand people with dysarthria or a stutter. Their creators say that may change.
CJEU fines Spain €15 million for failure to implement Data Protection Law Enforcement Directive
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ordered Spain to pay the European Commission 15.5 million euros and a potential daily fine thereafter for failing to transpose the Data Protection Law Enforcement Directive (Directive (EU) 2016/680).
GCHQ to use AI to tackle crime and disinformation
GCHQ published a paper called Ethics of AI: Pioneering a New National Security which explains why the technology – enabling problem-solving at scale and speed – will be at the heart of our mission to keep the country safe in an increasingly complex world.
9 scary revelations from 40 years of facial recognition research
The largest study of facial recognition databases to date show its revealing origins and flaws.
COMB – Biggest Data Breach of All Time Explained
More than 3.2 billion unique pairs of plain text emails and passwords have been leaked for free. This makes it the largest compilation ever.
CyberScotland offers centralised security resource hub
Newly launched partnership brings together security resources for individuals and organisations across Scotland.
Tech Companies Too Secretive About Algorithms That Curate Feeds
Algorithms influence which videos and products you see online, and how social media posts are moderated. But technology companies are cagey with even the most basic details about their algorithmic systems.