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March 11, 2021

Flaws in Apple Location Tracking System Could Lead to User Identification

An adversary could perform a location correlation attack and access location history, thus de-anonymizing users.

March 11, 2021

Apple hit with personalised ads complaint in France

A group representing 2,000 French startups filed a complaint against Apple on Tuesday, accusing the US company of failing to seek permission from users for personalised advertising.

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March 11, 2021

Surveillance Concerns Could Hold Up European-U.S. Data Agreement for Years

One of the European Union’s top officials has warned negotiations with the U.S. over a new data-transfer agreement could take years rather than months.

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March 11, 2021

UK minister signals divergence: ‘EU doesn’t hold the monopoly on data protection’

A United Kingdom government minister has signalled the country is likely to diverge from the European Union on data protection.

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March 10, 2021

Florida Considers Comprehensive Data Privacy Legislation

The Florida state legislature is considering a sweeping data privacy bill introduced by Governor Ron DeSantis in February.

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March 10, 2021

Firefox Unveils New Tool To Prevent Cookie-Based Tracking

The new feature, “Total Cookie Protection,” prevents cross-site tracking by keeping cookies in what Firefox is calling a “cookie jar.”

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March 10, 2021

Ancestry.com Beats California Privacy Suit Over Yearbook Photos

Ancestry.com Inc. convinced a federal judge on Monday to dismiss a lawsuit by California residents who claimed the genealogy-based company’s inclusion of their photos in its Yearbook database violated their privacy rights.

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March 10, 2021

Congress to renew fight over facial recognition ban

Following a failed attempt at reform in the previous Congress, Capitol Hill is poised to reignite the thorny debate over law enforcement’s use of facial-recognition technology.

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March 9, 2021

France seeks to bypass EU top court on data retention

Paris invoked a rarely used argument to ask the country’s highest administrative court not to follow the Luxembourg ruling.

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March 9, 2021

Ireland’s DPA publishes Annual Report 2020

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has published its 2020 Annual Report, highlighting key observations, emerging guidance, and large scale inquiries and decisions of 2020.