Belgian DPA imposes a €600,000 fine on Google Belgium for non-compliance with right to be forgotten
On 14 July 2020, the Belgian DPA imposed a fine of EUR600,000 on Google Belgium SA/NV (Google Belgium) for not […]
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Lincolnshire Police to trial new CCTV tech that can tell if you’re in a mood
New facial-recognition technology enabling people’s moods to be picked up by CCTV is set to be trialled by Lincolnshire Police. […]
Security leak reveals Chinese government surveillance of more ethnic minorities
Ms Markson, on her program on Sky News, has revealed how Chinese activists have now uncovered a new facial recognition […]
Dutch DPA finds Methods used by Tax and Customs Administration unlawful and discriminatory
The Benefits Office of the Dutch Tax and Customs Administration should not have processed the (dual) nationality of childcare benefit […]
EU regulators wrangle over Twitter data privacy penalty
European Union privacy regulators are wrangling over the penalty Ireland’s data privacy watchdog was set to issue Twitter for a […]
Popular fertility app Premom shared data without user consent
The popular fertility app Premom asks users to upload details about their sexual health to receive personalized, remote analysis to help predict […]
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 […]
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 […]