UK’s post-Brexit data deals ‘will go further than EU ever could’
The UK government has outlined an ambitious plan to reach a set of international agreements on data that it claims […]
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Amazon Bans Police Use of Its Face Recognition for a Year
Amazon on Wednesday banned police use of its face-recognition technology for a year, making it the latest tech giant to […]
How GDPR will be impacted by Brexit
EU GDPR will no longer apply directly to UK businesses after the transition period (January 2021). However, in spite of this, […]
EU watchdog sets up TikTok task force, warns on Clearview AI software
Chinese video app TikTok’s practices are to be examined by an EU task force, the bloc’s privacy watchdog said on […]
Long before the Coronavirus emergency law, Netherlands Central Bureau of Statistics had been tracking civilian mobile phones
An emergency law of the cabinet must regulate that the government can monitor the mobile phones of citizens in the […]
IBM ends all facial recognition business
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna announced that the company would no longer sell facial recognition services, calling for a “national dialogue” […]
Police body cameras at protests raise privacy concerns
They were supposed to add accountability to the police. But critics say they’re backfiring and could cause a chilling effect […]
Japan enacts Act on the Protection of Personal Information
On June 5, the law amending the Act on the Protection of Personal Information was enacted. After the Cabinet order […]
A Landmark Ruling in Brazil: Paving the Way for Considering Data Protection as an Autonomous Fundamental Right
A historic ruling of the Brazilian Supreme Court from May 07, 2020 describes the right to data protection as an […]
Israel Steps Back From Law Involving Secret Service in COVID-19 Tracing
Following widespread protest by the Israeli privacy community and the population at large, a decision by the Israeli Supreme Court […]
California AG Won’t Delay CCPA Enforcement, but May Exercise Prosecutorial Discretion
California’s Attorney General won’t delay enforcement of key provisions of the California Consumer Privacy Act, but will use prosecutorial discretion […]
Facial recognition bill falls flat in California legislature
A state Assembly committee stopped a bill allowing companies and government agencies to use the controversial surveillance technology without consent. […]