Pentagon testing mass surveillance balloons across the US
The Pentagon has 25 mass surveillance balloons that can monitor and track individual vehicles as they travel across states. The […]
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Democratic senator introduces bill limiting use of voter data by political campaigns
Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) introduced a bill on Wednesday that would limit the use of voter data by political campaigns. […]
EDPS issues note on data transfers following Brexit
On 16 July 2019, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) issued an information note on international data transfers after Brexit. […]
Germany investigates Google speech assistance systems
Based on recordings from whistleblowers, the media recently reported that Google’s Home Speech Assistant was used to evaluate acoustic recordings […]
Privacy rights under threat with Irish government’s national ID card
A UN representative has called out the Irish government’s introduction of an ID card which contains biometric information. UN special […]
New DPIA on Microsoft Office and Windows software: still privacy risks remaining
Three new DPIAs, which Privacy Company has carried out for the central Dutch government, show that Microsoft has mitigated the […]
Right to delete is coming to Australia
Shadow Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones said his party secured a “breakthrough commitment” from the government that would see the Consumer […]
Changes in ePrivacy Regulation regarding electronic communications and digital marketing
On 26 July 2019, at the level of the Council, the Finnish government has issued a revised (Council) proposal for […]
Facebook Just Paid a $5 Billion Fine for Privacy Breaches. Now it Wants Access to Your Brain.
Facebook is building a headset that can monitor, read and translate your brainwaves and allow users to type just by […]
India to approach the EU seeking ‘adequacy’ status with the GDPR
India will approach the European Union seeking ‘adequacy’ status with the General Data Protection Regulation once the country finalizes and […]
Moran Tees Up Data Privacy Bill As Senate Effort Splinters
A bipartisan pair of senators has drafted a data privacy bill that would give the Federal Trade Commission more enforcement […]
PwC fined 150,000 euros for infringements of the GDPR
The Hellenic Data Protection Authority, in response to a complaint, conducted an ex officio investigation of the lawfulness of the […]