Apple Debuts Spyware Protection for State-Sponsored Cyberattacks
Apple’s new Lockdown Mode protects devices targeted by sophisticated state-sponsored mercenary spyware attacks.
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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”.
Sovereignty requirements remain in cloud certification scheme despite backlash
The draft Cybersecurity Certification Scheme for Cloud Services (EUCS) includes sovereignty requirements on European data localisation and foreign law immunity.
Telegram Reportedly Exposed User Data To Authorities
Telegram has repeatedly surrendered personal user data to authorities in Germany.
Finland DPA weights on Vehicle Service Data as personal data
Is vehicle service data for services performed on a vehicle a personal data under GDPR?
Brussels thinks the Dutch privacy watchdog is too strict
The European Commission says that the Dutch Data Protection Authority is hindering free enterprise in the EU.
Apple blocked 1.6 millions apps from defrauding users in 2021
In 2021 App Review team stopped more than 1.6 million risky or vulnerable apps and updates from landing on the App Store and potentially defrauding users.