BEUC files complaint against TikTok for multiple EU consumer law breaches
TikTok’s practices for the processing of users’ personal data are misleading.
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New EFF Report Shows Cops Used Ring Cameras to Monitor Black Lives Matter Protests
Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) sent at least one request—and likely many more—for Amazon Ring camera video of last summer’s Black-led protests against police violence.
Florida water treatment facility hack used a dormant remote access software
A hacker who last week tried to poison a Florida city’s water supply used a remote access software platform that had been dormant for months.
Minneapolis prohibits use of facial recognition software by its police department
The Minneapolis City Council voted unanimously on Friday to approve an ordinance banning the use of facial recognition software by its police department and other city agencies
Google challenges French data watchdog’s €100 million fine in court
Google has appealed to the one-stop-shop mechanism provided for in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which, in its view, requires it to report on data protection matters only to the corresponding authority in the country in which it is based, namely Ireland.
Russian police go digital against protesters
Reports from other protesters who have attend rallies in recent weeks in support of jailed opposition politician Alexei Navalny also indicate police are using facial recognition technology to make preventive arrests and detentions.
Google admits failing to wipe all Android apps with location-selling X-Mode SDK from its Play Store
Due to an oversight during our enforcement process, 25 apps containing the X-Mode SDK were not removed from Google Play after the developers were given a 7-day warning.
Google is reportedly working on an anti-tracking feature for Android
Google is looking to develop an anti—tracking feature for Android similar to the one Apple is rolling out with iOS 14.5, according to Bloomberg.
Authorities bust SIM-swap ring they say took millions from the rich and famous
Ten people have been arrested in connection with a series of SIM-swapping attacks that reaped more than $100 million by taking over the mobile phone accounts of high-profile individuals.
1st Circuit Upholds Border Searches of Phones and Laptops
The ruling says customs officials can rummage through highly personal information even absent any reason to think their owner did something wrong.
Facebook faces new UK class action after data harvesting scandal
Facebook is facing a second London High Court class action over allegations it failed to protect the personal details of about one million people in England and Wales, in the latest lawsuit to spring from a scandal over data harvesting.
EU’s lead data supervisor for most of big tech is using outdated tech
The lead data supervisor for a slew of tech giants in the European Union, including Apple, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, TikTok and Twitter, is still relying on Lotus Notes to manage complaints and investigations lodged under the bloc’s flagship General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).