GDPR News

May 18, 2022

Spain fines Google 10 million Euro

AEPD fined Google LLC 10 million euros for two GDPR breaches: illegal transfer of data to 3rd parties and hindering the data subject’s right of data deletion.

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May 18, 2022

Report spotlights vast scale of adtech’s ‘biggest data breach’

New data about the real-time-bidding (RTB) system’s use of web users’ info suggests Google and others are processing and passing people’s data.

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May 18, 2022

Europol gears up to collect big data on European citizens after MEPs vote to expand policing power

The EU Parliament has voted to legalise Europol’s processing of bulk datasets of personal data and endorsing research into predictive policing technologies.

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May 17, 2022

Some top 100,000 websites collect everything you type—before you hit submit

A number of websites include keyloggers that covertly snag your keyboard inputs.

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May 17, 2022

Anonymous bulletin board app Yik Yak is revealing its users’ exact locations

A researcher was able to see users’ GPS locations and IDs.

May 17, 2022

Ireland enters Europe-wide deal to share facial data of suspected criminals

TDs and interest bodies have raised concern about the privacy implications of the new system, calling for independent oversight to be established.

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May 17, 2022

Video Doorbell Cameras Record Audio, Too

Doorbell cameras can record audio from up to 20 to 25 feet. Consumer Reports offers tips to help you protect your privacy—and your neighbors’.

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May 17, 2022

UK to reform data protection, throwing EU adequacy ruling into doubt

The UK’s legislative agenda for the next year includes a data reform bill that could cast doubts on the future of the EU’s data adequacy ruling.

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May 16, 2022

Europe’s GDPR coincides with huge drop in Android apps

Privacy rules increase cost, reduce choice, slash revenues, study concludes. But is it the case?

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May 16, 2022

Privacy advocates urge EU to prohibit ‘biometric mass surveillance’ with AI Act

EDRi and 52 other organizations have written to Members of European Parliament (MEPs) to call for the ban of remote biometric identification in public spaces.