Amendments to the German Infection Protection Act interfere with privacy
On 23 March 2020 the Federal Cabinet adopted the Amendments to the Infection Protection Act, as proposed by the Federal […]
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UK to pass Emergency bill: what’s in it?
The new bill giving ministers unprecedented powers is set to become law after clearing the House of Lords. Health Secretary […]
Coronavirus Could Infect Privacy And Civil Liberties Forever
Not only are governments adopting new economic and public health measures to fight the coronavirus and its impact, but they’re […]
Facial Recognition to Check Pedestrians at Texas Border Crossing
U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Texas announced that it will begin monitoring pedestrian traffic through the Brownsville Port of […]
Italian police can now use drones to monitor people’s movements
Italy has said police may use drones to monitor movement in order to contain the coronavirus outbreak. The National Civil […]
Apps Checking Covid-19 Symptoms Pose Data Collection Risks
Insurers and health tech companies developing mobile apps to let patients track Covid-19 symptoms and connect with doctors need to […]
Over 172 Million Weibo Users’ Personal Data Is For Sale on Dark Web
Personal data of over 172 million users of Chinese social media platform Weibo is for sale on dark web and […]
Speech recognition algorithms may also have racial bias
As it turns out, algorithms that are trained on data that’s already subject to human biases can readily recapitulate them, […]
Brussels Court of Appeal overrules first DPA fine to a private company
On Feb. 19, the Brussels Court of Appeal overruled one of the first decisions of the Belgian Data Protection Authority […]
EDPS Publishes Annual Report 2019
The Annual Report provides an insight into all European Data Protection Superviser’s (EDPS) activities in 2019. EDPS activities therefore focused […]
EU Commission puts emphasis on encryption
The European Commission has begun taking more decisive steps toward secure, encrypted communications. But while all of these steps may […]
Unidentified Database Exposes 200 Million Americans
The CyberNews research team uncovered an unsecured database owned by an unidentified party, comprising 800 gigabytes of personal user information. […]