Schrems calls on EU authorities to get Irish watchdog to speed up
Privacy activist Max Schrems has called on the European authorities to push the Irish regulator to speed up its handling […]
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Hacker Selling 80,000 Users’ Data Stolen From Cryptocurrency Wallets
A hacker who was behind the cyber attack on Ethereum.org is now selling data tied to key cryptocurrency wallets like […]
Qatar makes COVID-19 app mandatory, experts question efficiency
Starting late last week, citizens and residents have been required to have the Ehteraz contact-tracing app installed on mobile devices […]
Turkish DPA Fines Amazon Turkey 160,000€
The Board of Turkish Data Protection Authority has imposed a total of 1.200.000 TL (160K €) fine against Amazon Turkey for […]
Court Tells Grandma To Delete Photos Of Grandkids On Facebook For Violating The GDPR
Dutch court has said that a grandmother must delete photos of her grandkids that she posted to Facebook and Pinterest, […]
Report Reveals Consumers Want Contextually Relevant Ads, Yet Remain Cautious About Privacy
Two years since the enactment of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), data privacy remains a key concern for a […]
Twitter and WhatsApp could face EU data privacy sanctions
Twitter and Facebook’s WhatsApp are in the firing line as Europe’s leading privacy watchdog for US tech giants edges closer […]
Israel restricts COVID-19 phone tracking to ‘special cases’
Israel’s cabinet has limited COVID-19 phone tracking to ‘special cases’ where normal methods might not be enough. Officials initially wanted […]
Over 190 Law Firms Affected by Advanced Data Leak That Exposed Over 10,000 Legal Documents
A leading UK software company exposed personal information and legal documents belonging to over 190 law firms through a data […]
Chrome to have more intuitive privacy and security controls
Google have started rolling out new tools and a redesign of Chrome’s privacy and security settings on desktop, to help […]
NZ police used unapproved facial recognition software to search for suspects
An unapproved police trial of controversial facial recognition software conducted dozens of searches for suspects in NZ. Police did not […]
Apple whistleblower blasts company over ‘violating fundamental rights’
Thomas le Bonniec revealed last year that while working for Apple he overheard Siri users’ private moments including drug deals […]