‘Antiquated process’: UK data regulator on obtaining Cambridge Analytica warrant
The information commissioner has criticised the “antiquated process” that led to Facebook getting hold of Cambridge Analytica’s servers before the […]
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Apple Defends Delay of Privacy Feature, Slams Facebook
Apple Inc. on Thursday slammed Facebook Inc. and other internet giants for their ad-targeting practices in response to a letter […]
LAPD Bans Use Of Commercial Facial Recognition
The Los Angeles Police Department has banned the use of commercial facial recognition systems. The LAPD, the third-largest police department […]
799 data breaches notified by Ireland’s Government departments in 2019
The Department of Social Protection was responsible for nearly half the data protection breaches notified by Government departments across the […]
UK-Japan deal dismantles UK’s privacy protections
UK quietly commits to weakening restrictions on data transfers by accepting lower privacy standards in new trade deal. The recent […]
TikTok expands parental controls to include search, commenting and account privacy
TikTok announced it’s expanding its parental control feature set known as Family Pairing to give parents additional tools to manage […]
New Report Finds That Criminals Leverage AI for Malicious Use – And It’s Not Just Deep Fakes
A jointly developed new report by Europol, the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) and Trend Micro […]
Microsoft promises to challenge all government requests for customer data
Microsoft has vowed to challenge all requests that any government or security agency makes to access its customers’ data, and […]
Google is adding end-to-end encryption to its Android Messages app
“We recognize that your conversations are private,” says Google. Google is upping the security for at least some of the […]
DHS Plans to Start Collecting Eye Scans and DNA
US Department of Homeland Security is planning to collect unprecedented levels of biometric information from immigration applicants and their sponsors […]
How regulators can get facial recognition technology right
As facial recognition technology (FRT) spreads, regulators have tools to ensure that this technology does not result in inaccurate or […]
Disaster apps share personal data in violation of their privacy policies
Madelyn Sanfilippo – professor in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign – and a […]