US warns hundreds of millions of devices at risk from newly revealed software vulnerability
Hundreds of millions of devices around the world could be exposed to a newly revealed software vulnerability.
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Huge fines and a ban on default passwords in new UK law
New rules are introduced to make internet-connected home devices less likely to be hacked.
DPC draft decision on Facebook would end right to privacy, Norway claims
Norwegian authority says ruling would make data protection law ‘pointless’.
Data protection laws are failing to protect gig economy workers from ‘unfair and opaque’ algorithms
Employment and data protection laws are failing to protect gig economy workers from “unfair and opaque” algorithms, a new report warned.
School surveillance: Is Big Brother spying on students?
Some pupils are monitored by CCTV cameras as frequently prison inmates.
UK Government Says Clearview Owes It $23 Million For Violating Privacy Laws
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has announced its provisional intent to impose a potential fine of just over £17 million ($23 million USD) on Clearview AI.
Report: VPNs Are Often a Mixed Bag for Privacy
Consumer Reports recently reviewed a variety of virtual private networks, finding that most of them don’t keep their promises.
Irish Regulator Pushed for ‘Monetisation of Personal Data’ In Data Protection Guidelines, Documents Reveal
The Irish Data Protection Authority pushed for a liberal interpretation of data protection law that would favour social media companies.
Dutch Tax authorities fined 2.75 million euro for discriminatory and illegal data processing
For years the Tax and Customs Administration has processed the (dual) nationality of applicants for childcare allowance in an unlawful, discriminatory and therefore improper manner.
Germany’s new government will firmly defend encryption, key Social Democrat says
The next German government intends to speak more strongly in favour of end-to-end encryption and against the introduction of backdoors.
You Use A US-based Sub Processor, You Lose, German Court says
If you use a U.S.-based sub processor (even for data processed in the EU), you lose, the German administrative court of Wiesbaden said in an interim decision.
Twitter Bans Sharing of Private People’s Photos, Videos Without Consent
Users will no longer be able to share private media, such as photos and videos, of another person without their permission, a move aimed at improving privacy and security.