Google’s ‘trust tokens’ are here to take cookies down a peg
Google announced that developers have their first chance to test a proposed alternative to tracking users across the web: trust […]
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UK Court Finds Unlawful Use of Automated Facial Recognition by Police
On August 11, 2020, the Court of Appeal of England and Wales overturned the High Court’s dismissal of a challenge […]
TikTok found to have tracked Android users’ MAC addresses until late last year
Until late last year social video app TikTok was using an extra layer of encryption to conceal a tactic for […]
A Princess Is Making Google Forget Her Drunken Rant About Killing Muslims
The removal of nearly 200 links from Google search in Germany about a princess’ drunken rampage in Scotland raises questions […]
Barclays faces ICO probe for ‘spying on staff’
The watchdog is investigating allegations the firm used computer monitoring software to track employees. The British bank has been known […]
TikTok, WeChat Bans Not Crucial to US Security, Experts Say
The US bans on Chinese apps TikTok and WeChat are not particularly valuable for US security, but could step up […]
COVID-19 contact tracing apps create privacy pitfalls around the world
Contact tracing apps have the power to amass personal data that reveals your movements, activities and relationships. The potential harm […]
European Commission and U.S. Department of Commerce to Discuss Enhanced EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework
On August 10, 2020, U.S. Department of Commerce and the European Commission announced they have initiated discussions to evaluate the […]
Documents Reveal What TikTok Shares with U.S. Authorities
Recently hacked police documents reveal the nature of the company’s relationship to law enforcement — not in China but in […]
Germany Prepares New Law for Patient Data Protection
On 3 July 2020, the German parliament passed a draft bill for patient data protection and for more digitalisation in […]
US Govt. issues Artificial Intelligence Ethics Framework for the Intelligence Community
US government has issued ethics guide for United States Intelligence Community personnel on how to procure, design, build, use, protect, […]
NIST study finds that masks defeat most facial recognition algorithms
A National Institutes of Science and Technology found that 89 commercial facial recognition algorithms were defeated by masks. The study […]