Data privacy-first advertising is here: Here are the winners and losers
The drive for data privacy-first strategies has become more apparent, spurred by anti-tracking moves made by browsers as well as […]
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YouTube Said to Be Fined Up to $200 Million for Children’s Privacy Violations
The Federal Trade Commission has voted to fine Google $150 million to $200 million to settle accusations that its YouTube […]
NRA fined with BGN 5.1 million for personal data leakage
Bulgarian data protection authority announced that it had completed its investigation into the NRA over a breach of personal data […]
German court ruling: no claims for damages for minor GDPR violations
In its recent decision of 11 June 2019, the Dresden Court of Appeals had to decide on claims for damages […]
Mysterious iOS Attack Changes Everything We Know About iPhone Hacking
For two years, a handful of websites have indiscriminately hacked thousands of iPhones. The rare and intricate chains of code […]
Bulgarian DPA fines bank €500,000 for data breach
Bulgaria’s data protection authority (DPA) – Commission for Personal Data Protection – has imposed a 1 million levs (about 500,000 […]
How to interpret Sweden’s first GDPR fine on facial recognition in school
The school used facial-recognition software via camera to capture and register 22 students’ participation in class. The school board claimed […]
EU data caught in Facebook audio transcribing
The social networking giant initially said no local users were affected, but 48 EU citizens had their information collected without […]
Microsoft: Using multi-factor authentication blocks 99.9% of account hacks
Old advice like “never use a password that has ever been seen in a breach” or “use really long passwords” […]
Company Will Pay $30 Million to Settle FTC Charges it Used Deceptive Lead Generators
An Illinois-based operator of several post-secondary schools will pay $30 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the operator […]
Developers accuse Apple of anti-competitive behavior with its privacy changes in iOS 13
A group of app developers have penned a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook, arguing that certain privacy-focused changes to […]
Dutch regulator sees potential privacy breach in Microsoft Windows
Microsoft is remotely collecting data from users of Windows Home and Windows Pro, in a potential breach of privacy rules, […]