Publishers Are Wary Of New Tech That Wants To Use Their First-Party Cookies
With the clock ticking on third-party cookies, publishers will soon be the only part of the ad ecosystem with direct […]
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Brave to generate random browser fingerprints to preserve user privacy
“Brave’s new approach aims to make every browser look completely unique, both between websites and between browsing sessions.” The Brave […]
Swedish Data Protection Authority imposes €7 million administrative fine on Google
The Swedish Data Protection Authority imposes a fine of 75 million Swedish kronor (approximately 7 million euro) on Google for […]
EU Presidency releases revised draft ePrivacy Regulation
The Presidency of the Council of the European Union released revised text of the proposed ePrivacy Regulation (Regulation concerning the […]
Advocate General delivers opinion on GDPR consent
On March 4, 2020, Advocate General Szpunar (“AG”) delivered his opinion in the case C-61/19 Orange România SA v Autoritatea […]
Hackers are targeting other hackers
Researchers have uncovered a new campaign whereby attackers are “trojanizing” multiple hacking tools. Cybereason researcher Amit Serper has been investigating […]
EU DPAs Issue Green and Red Lights for Processing Health Data During the COVID-19 Epidemic
As Europe is grappling with an exponential increase in COVID-19 cases, some European Data Protection Authorities issued public interest guidance […]
Surveillance Firm Banjo Used a Secret Company and Fake Apps to Scrape Social Media
One former employee said the secret company called Pink Unicorn Labs was doing the same thing as Cambridge Analytica, “but […]
Swedish Data Inspectorate investigates Clearview AI
Swedish supervisory authority – Datainspektionen – is conducting an investigation on possible use of facial recognition technology provided by US […]
Australian Watchdog launches action against Facebook
The Australian Information Commissioner has lodged proceedings against Facebook in the Federal Court, alleging the social media platform has committed […]
Amended Washington Privacy Act Passes House
The Washington House of Representatives passed an amended version of the WPA containing a private right of action. Among other […]
What Facebook’s $550M settlement teaches us about the future of facial recognition
In January, plaintiffs and Facebook reached the largest privacy settlement in U.S. history. Facebook agreed to settle for $550 million […]