GDPR News

January 22, 2021

Brussels zeroes in on Google’s adtech business

The European Commission is mulling two new probes into the tech giant.

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January 22, 2021

New York State Lawmakers Reintroduce CCPA-Like Data Privacy Legislation

California Consumer Privacy Act-like regulations may be coming to a New York business near you. State lawmakers have reintroduced two key pieces of data.

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January 22, 2021

Israel’s data-for-vaccines deal with Pfizer raises privacy concerns

Health Ministry releases details of agreement with coronavirus vaccine producer, but redacted document doesn’t address all questions, including some ethical worries.

January 22, 2021

Here’s What Google Didn’t Say in Its Promises About Our Privacy

Google issued its response on Sunday via a public blog post tackling some of the more “misleading” allegations but they only ring true if you don’t actually question Google’s claims.

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January 22, 2021

App Claims It Can Detect ‘Trustworthiness’

Experts say an algorithm can’t determine whether you can be trusted by analyzing your face or voice. But that’s not stopping this company from trying.

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January 20, 2021

EUR 272.5m in fines imposed by European regulators under GDPR

EUR 272.5 million of fines have been imposed for a wide range of infringements of Europe’s tough data protection laws

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January 20, 2021

EDPB Publishes Guidelines on Examples regarding Data Breach Notification

European Data Protection Board released draft Guidelines on Examples regarding Data Breach Notification.

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January 20, 2021

How Law Enforcement Gets Around Your Smartphone’s Encryption

New research has dug into the openings that iOS and Android security provide for anyone with the right tools.

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January 19, 2021

California WeChat Users Sue Tencent Over Fear of Chinese Censors

A group of California WeChat users sued Tencent Holdings Ltd., the Chinese owner of the messaging and payment app, for allegedly violating their right to privacy by surveilling and censoring their communications.

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January 19, 2021

India just had the Biggest Medical Records Breach Ever

In a data breach unprecedented in its scale in India, a large multi-speciality private hospital in Kerala had its complete patient records from the last five years