Vodafone fined over 12 million Euro by Italian DPA for aggressive telemarketing practices
The Italian data protection supervisory authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali) ordered Vodafone to pay a fine in […]
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Forensic Genealogy Cracks Cold Cases Amid Privacy Concerns
Millions of people will unwrap at-home ancestry testing kits this holiday season and eagerly swab their cheeks and mail in […]
Defining data protection standards could be a hot topic in state legislation in 2021
Some states could follow the New York Shield Act’s lead and set clearer regulatory expectations for reasonable cybersecurity. Election security […]
How the U.S. Military Buys Location Data from Ordinary Apps
A Muslim prayer app with over 98 million downloads is one of the apps connected to a wide-ranging supply chain […]
How the NYPD gets people’s personal data with no oversight
The NYPD has used tens of thousands of questionable subpoenas over the last decade to intimidate private companies into handing […]
German Court Slashes a GDPR Privacy Fine by 90%
A German appeals court has slashed by 90% a General Data Protection Regulation fine levied by the nation’s federal privacy […]
Australian government opens public consultation on changes to its Privacy Act
The Australian government has opened a consultation on potential changes to privacy legislation. Following the Attorney-General’s announcement in December last […]
Canadian privacy watchdog publishes recommendations on regulating use of AI
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (the OPC) yesterday outlined recommendations for regulating the use of artificial intelligence, […]
California ballot initiative passes, significantly altering the California Consumer Privacy Act
The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) makes significant changes to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which was originally passed […]
Apple hit with privacy complaints over iPhone tracking tool
A privacy group Noyb has filed complaints with the German and Spanish data protection authorities under the EU’s Cookie Law […]
The Covid App Ecosystem Has Become a Privacy Minefield
An analysis of nearly 500 Covid-related apps worldwide shows major differences in how much data they expect you to give […]
European Commission Publishes Draft of New Standard Contractual Clauses
On November 12, 2020, the European Commission published a draft implementing decision on standard contractual clauses for the transfer of […]