UK data watchdog investigates whether AI systems show racial bias
ICO says AI-driven discrimination can lead to job rejections or being wrongfully denied bank loans or benefit.
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UK Information Commissioner’s Office Issues Warning on Ransomware Payments
ICO and NCSC published a joint letter to remind the Law Society of England & Wales not advise clients to pay ransomwareif they fall victim to a cyber-attack.
A New Attack Can Unmask Anonymous Users on Any Major Browser
Researchers have found a way to use the web’s basic functions to identify who visits a site—without the user detecting the hack.
Uber facing questions over how it knew Transport for London boss used app
Leaked files show cab-hailing firm noted Sir Peter Hendy ‘used an Uber car twice’ during one week in 2014.
MEPs propose strict limits on personal data use in political ads
Online platforms could face much stricter limits on the use of personal data in targeted political advertising under new proposals from the EU Parliament.
Apple Debuts Spyware Protection for State-Sponsored Cyberattacks
Apple’s new Lockdown Mode protects devices targeted by sophisticated state-sponsored mercenary spyware attacks.
UK health authorities slammed for WhatsApp use in pandemic
Sure, stuff got done fast – but personal information was put at risk.
TikTok ‘pauses’ privacy policy switch in Europe after regulatory scrutiny
Privacy experts had also questioned the appropriateness of TikTok using a legitimate interest ground to run behavioral advertising.
AI Act: leading MEPs seek first compromise on administrative procedures, standards
The European Parliament’s co-rapporteurs circulated the first batch of compromise amendments for the EU’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act.
UK “Online Safety Bill” wants a backdoor on end-to-end encrypted messaging apps
A proposed new amendment to the UK’s “Online Safety Bill” would force tech companies to scan people’s private messages on end-to-end-encrypted apps.
Irish DPC files draft order to halt Meta’s data transfers to US
The Irish DPC informed its EU DPA counterparts of its draft decision to halt Meta’s data flows from the EU to the U.S.
UK police profiling children ‘on a large scale’, documents show
Metropolitan police has been collecting “children’s personal data” from social media sites as part of a project to carry out “profiling on a large scale”.