$275M Fine for Meta After Facebook Data Scrape
Meta has been found in violation of Europe’s GDPR rules requiring the social media giant to protect user data by “design and default.”
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Facial recognition technology ‘inappropriate for policing,’ say privacy rights advocates
Irish Council for Civil Liberties and academics raise concerns about plans for law to enable technology that is banned for policing in other countries.
Meta Calls For UK Govt Rethink Over Plans To Scrap EU Laws
Facebook owner Meta is urging UK lawmakers considering legislation to scrap all retained European Union laws by 2024 to maintain some e-commerce rules.
WhatsApp data breach sees nearly 500 million user records up for sale
If you use WhatsApp, your details could well be up for sale.
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.
EU legislators chase compromise on ePrivacy Regulation
After months of stagnating debates on the ePrivacy Regulation, EU lawmakers and diplomats have moved on.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Irish DPA warns of urgent need for new senior staff
Pre-budget submission earlier this year outlined ‘cascading pressures and constraints’.
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.