A New Tool Jams Facial Recognition Technology
Berlin-based startup brighter AI recently launched a public interest campaign to help solve the problem of authorities using facial recognition technology to […]
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Facebook pushes for data portability legislation ahead of FTC hearing
Facebook pushed for legislation that makes it easier for users to transfer photos and videos to a rival tech platform, […]
MPs criticise privacy watchdog over NHS test-and-trace data
A cross-party group of more than 20 MPs has accused the UK’s privacy watchdog of failing to hold the government […]
Government ordered to rewrite German telecom act due to privacy concerns
Germany’s Constitutional Court has told the government to revise the Telecommunications Act by the end of next year as it […]
Data breach at Experian, 24 million South Africans’ personal information exposed
Consumer, business and credit information services agency Experian has experienced a breach of data which has exposed personal information of […]
Companies with poor privacy practices are 80% more apt to suffer data breach
Poor privacy=data breach as reported by Osano was proven July 15 when Twitter was hacked and 130 accounts – including […]
Secret Service Bought Phone Location Data from Apps, Contract Confirms
An internal Secret Service document describes the purchase of Locate X, a product that uses location data harvested from ordinary […]
GDPR supervisory authorities issued €2.9 million in fines in Q2 2020
There were at least 46 administrative fines under the GDPR in the past three months, with the penalties totalling nearly […]
California DMV Is Selling Drivers’ Data to Private Investigators
The California Department of Motor Vehicles is selling drivers’ data to private investigators and bail bondsmen, according to an internal […]
How Smartphone Location Tracking Works, and What You Can Do About It
Smartphone location data, often used by marketers, has been useful for studying the spread of the coronavirus. But the information […]
Marriott International faces class action suit over mass data breach
Technology consultant leads legal action after hackers stole personal details of 300m guests. Hotel group Marriott International is facing a […]
EU websites’ use of Google Analytics and Facebook Connect targeted by post-Schrems II privacy complaints
A month after Europe’s top court struck down a flagship data transfer arrangement between the EU and the US as […]