Data-driven innovation is possible without infringing on privacy
For a start, complicated privacy policies must make way for a better design that helps people understand the choices and […]
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How the GDPR will disrupt Google and Facebook
Google and Facebook will be unable to use the personal data they hold for advertising purposes without user permission. This […]
A top EU official is pressing Apple, Facebook, on privacy and hate speech
One of the European Union’s leading regulators is making a house call to Silicon Valley this week. Her agenda: A […]
Spanish DPA’s decision fining Facebook “first to go into detail of massive scale processing”
14 September 2017 The Spanish data protection authority (‘AEPD’) announced, on 11 September 2017, that it had issued a decision […]
Here’s Why Facebook Got a $1.4 Million Privacy Fine in Spain
Facebook made three serious or very serious privacy violations under Spanish law, the country’s regulator said as it fined the […]
Mom fights tech giants for access to deceased son’s accounts
An Ottawa mother with no legal training is hauling billion-dollar tech giants Apple, Google, Facebook and Bell into court to […]
Facebook Figured Out My Family Secrets, And It Won’t Tell Me How
Rebecca Porter and I were strangers, as far as I knew. Facebook, however, thought we might be connected. Her name […]
How Facebook prioritizes privacy when you die
Should your parents be able to read your Facebook messages if you die? Facebook explained why it won’t let them […]
How to Protect Your Children’s Privacy in the Era of Online ‘Sharenting’
Want to post photos and stories about your kids to Facebook? Law professor Stacey Steinberg talks to Consumer Reports about […]
Facebook’s Onavo Gives Social Media Firm Inside Peek at Rivals’ Users
Months before Snapchat parent Snap publicly disclosed slowing user growth, rival Facebook already knew, thanks to information from a data-security […]
The right to be forgotten is the right to have an imperfect past
The data protection bill is about refusing to hand over ownership of our identity to Google and Facebook – because we […]
Facebook Ireland fights Max Schrems over class action suit
Austrian lawyer seeking court permission to take privacy case against social network. Source: Facebook Ireland fights Max Schrems over class […]