Facebook Is Giving Advertisers Access to Your Shadow Contact Information
Facebook is not content to use the contact information you willingly put into your Facebook profile for advertising. It is […]
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Silicon Valley finally pushes for data privacy laws at Senate hearing
Amazon, Apple, Google, and others endorsed federal data privacy laws Wednesday, but experts argue consumer voices were lacking It seems […]
California introduces new data security requirements for manufacturers of connected devices
Effective January 1, 2020, according to a new Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.91.04(a), manufacturers of connected devices offered for sale […]
Google Tweaks Chrome in Response to Privacy Criticism
Under fire from security experts, Google is making tweaks to the way it manages how people sign in to its […]
European Parliament voted to suspend Privacy Shield: Now what?
On July 5, the European Parliament recommended by way of a non-binding resolution from its Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice […]
Data privacy complaints skyrocket in France in GDPR era
France’s CNIL data protection agency has revealed a marked increase in the numbers of data privacy complaints being made on […]
Australia’s spyware law could expose phones to exploitation
Peter Dutton’s proposed legislation to expand the government’s surveillance capabilities into telecommunication devices through the inclusion of spyware risks could […]
More details on US privacy framework reveal
Movement toward a U.S. privacy framework is gaining steam this week as lobbying efforts in Washington intensify ahead of the […]
French DPA Publishes Initial Assessment of GDPR Implementation
On September 25, 2018, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) published the first results of its factual assessment of […]
Remove yourself from people search sites and erase your online presence
There’s an idea that once something is online, it is immortal, immutable, and almost impossible to contain. Here is a […]
Facial Recognition Tech Is Ready for Its Post-Phone Future
Apple’s Face ID turned facial recognition into the iPhone’s hottest feature. It isn’t just cool; it is convenient. A year later, the […]
Facial recognition tech could shorten airport security lines, but is it accurate?
There is growing concern over new technology that could be the future of airport security. The TSA has a new […]