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January 12, 2021

Council of the EU Released a New Draft of the ePrivacy Regulation

On January 5, 2021, the Council of the European Union released a new, draft version of the ePrivacy Regulation.

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January 12, 2021

Turkey investigates WhatsApp and Facebook over data privacy update

The new policy means users outside the EU and UK must agree to more of their data being shared to Facebook for advertising purposes.

January 11, 2021

WhatsApp private chat groups get EXPOSED again on Google search

WhatsApp has suffered an embarrassing privacy breach, with its private chat groups being indexed on Google’s search engine.

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January 11, 2021

UK Mass Hacking Ruled Illegal

The UK High Court has ruled that the security and intelligence services cannot search the computers and phones of millions of people under a single ‘general warrant’.

January 11, 2021

UK competition watchdog opens probe into Google privacy changes

Google’s ‘Privacy Sandbox’ plan to remove third party cookies from its Chrome browser is being probed by a regulator in the United Kingdom over concerns it would be anticompetitive.

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January 11, 2021

He Created the Web. Now He’s Out to Remake the Digital World.

Tim Berners-Lee wants to put people in control of their personal data. He has technology and a start-up pursuing that goal. Can he succeed?

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January 8, 2021

Intel launches RealSense ID camera system for on-device facial recognition

The system is designed to perform facial authentication on consumer-facing devices such as point-of-sale systems, ATMs and kiosks.

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January 8, 2021

Facial recognition identifies people wearing masks

NEC developed the system in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

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January 8, 2021

Alphabet unit Wing blasts new U.S. drone ID rule, citing privacy

Alphabet Inc’s drone delivery unit Wing criticized Trump administration rules issued this week mandating broadcast-based remote identification of drones.