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November 28, 2022

WhatsApp data breach sees nearly 500 million user records up for sale

If you use WhatsApp, your details could well be up for sale.

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November 25, 2022

Experts Condemn The UK Online Safety Bill As Harmful To Privacy And Encryption

The UK Online Safety Bill is a deeply flawed censorship proposal that would allow UK residents to be thrown in jail for what they say online.

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November 25, 2022

EU legislators chase compromise on ePrivacy Regulation

After months of stagnating debates on the ePrivacy Regulation, EU lawmakers and diplomats have moved on.

November 24, 2022

Meta’s surveillance biz model targeted in UK ‘right to object’ GDPR lawsuit

Meta’s surveillance business model is facing an interesting legal challenge in the U.K.

November 17, 2022

Privacy-Enhancing Crypto Coins Could Be Banned Under Leaked EU Plans

Crypto providers would be forbidden from touching the likes of monero or dash under proposed government amendments to anti-money laundering rules.

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November 16, 2022

Italy outlaws facial recognition tech, except to fight crime

Italy prohibited the use of facial recognition and ‘smart glasses’, except when necessary n judicial investigations or the fight against crime.

November 15, 2022

Twitter’s lead EU watchdog for data protection has fresh questions for Musk

Twitter’s lead regulator in the EU is on its case after the resignation of senior staff in charge of security and privacy compliance.

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November 15, 2022

Irish DPA warns of urgent need for new senior staff

Pre-budget submission earlier this year outlined ‘cascading pressures and constraints’.

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November 14, 2022

Swedish court confirms that authority must investigate complaints

The Stockholm administrative court held that a complainant under Article 77 GDPR has the right to request a decision from the Swedish DPA after six months.

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November 14, 2022

Safety of property can be a legitimate interest for GPS tracking

The Slovenian DPA confirmed that providing safety of property can be in a legitimate interest of the data controller, but but must be appropriate and necessary.