Bitcoin ransomware locks 10 years’ worth of government data in Argentina
Bitcoin-hungry hackers have attacked a data center in Argentina which houses local government files. The size of the Bitcoin ransom […]
GDPR News
German Telecommunications Company Fined 9.5 Million Euros for GDPR Violation
German Federal Data Protection Supervisory Authority (BfDI) imposed a 9.55 million Euro fine on the telecommunications company 1&1 Telecom GmbH. […]
TikTok Said to Be Under National Security Review
The review comes after lawmakers raised concerns about TikTok’s growing influence in the United States. The United States government has […]
German Supervisory Authorities Propose Changes to the GDPR
On December 2, 2019, the German Supervisory Authorities issued a report evaluating the implementation of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) […]
Facebook and Barr Escalate Standoff Over Encrypted Messages
With 1.5 billion users, Facebook’s WhatsApp is perhaps the world’s most commonly used encrypted communications platform. Facebook executives and Attorney […]
In China’s digital courts, judges are AI and verdicts come via chat app
Artificial-intelligence judges, cybercourts and verdicts delivered on chat apps — welcome to China’s brave new world of justice. China’s digitalisation […]
Max Schrems Files GDPR Complaints with French DPA on Cookie Use
European privacy advocacy group None of your business (NOYB)—led by Max Schrems—announced it had filed three formal complaints with the […]
On Data Privacy, India Charts Its Own Path
A new law would give the country’s 1.3 billion people more power over data collected by companies but allow the […]
IAB issues guidelines on AI in marketing
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) has issued a guidance on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in marketing. IAB guide […]
TikTok to Pay $1.1 Million to Settle Kids’ Data Collection Suit
TikTok and its parent company ByteDance have agreed to pay $1.1 million to settle a proposed class action alleging that […]
Hungary imposed a fine of EUR 3.6 M on Facebook
The Hungarian Competition Authority – GVH – found that Facebook Ireland Ltd. had infringed competition law when it advertised its […]
At Senate, consensus on federal law until you get to ‘private right of action’
There has been no shortage of hearings on privacy this year as U.S. Congress tries to figure out its approach […]