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November 10, 2021

‘Dark patterns’: Regulators eye tech tricks that hurt consumers

Congress, the Federal Trade Commission, state regulators and others are lining up for a possible crackdown on auto-renewals and other potentially deceptive practices.

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November 10, 2021

U.S. Treasury Is Buying Private App Data to Target People

The department will use controversial firm Babel Street to hunt for tax and sanctions dodgers, raising constitutional concerns.

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November 9, 2021

Half of UK data protection fines still unpaid

More than half of data protection fines issued by the Information Commissioner’s Office over the last two years, totalling more than £5m, have not been paid.

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November 9, 2021

There’s been a big rise in monitoring workers at home

More companies are turning to remote monitoring tools to keep tabs on their employees while working from home.

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November 8, 2021

Progress on the Pending EU ePrivacy Regulation

The Council of the European Union and the European Parliament agreed a number of amendments to three chapters of the draft ePrivacy Regulation.

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November 4, 2021

Belgian Supreme Court rules that GDPR fine may imposed even where a data subject’s personal data were not processed

The Belgian Supreme Court ruled that a data subject has the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Authority against a processing practice that violates the GDPR, even where the data subject’s personal data were not processed.

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November 4, 2021

Dutch watchdog slams tax office fraud list as privacy breach

A Dutch data protection watchdog issued a damning report Friday about the country’s tax office, saying it breached privacy law for years by keeping a list of potential fraudsters.