Meta sued for £2.3bn over claim Facebook users in UK were exploited
Lawsuit claims company set ‘unfair price’ by taking users’ personal data without proper compensation.
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European parliament found to have broken EU rules on data transfers and cookie consents
The European Union’s chief data protection supervisor has sanctioned the European Parliament for a series of breaches of the bloc’s data protection rules.
Europol ordered to delete vast store of personal data
EU police body accused of unlawfully holding information and aspiring to become an NSA-style mass surveillance agency.
Polish leader admits country bought powerful Israeli spyware
The leader of Poland’s ruling conservative party has acknowledged that the country bought advanced spyware from the Israeli surveillance software maker NSO Group.
New privacy tool prevents data brokers from hoarding your data
Incogni helps prevent data brokers from storing and selling your personal information.
Meghan Markle awarded 1 pound privacy damages, much more for copyright
Duchess Meghan’s victory over a British tabloid for publishing her personal letter to her dad will get her 1 pound now and substantially more later.
French watchdog fines Google 150 million euros for cookie compliance failure
CNIL fined Google LLC €90 million and Google Ireland Limited €60 million about the way cookies can be refused on the websites google.fr and youtube.com.
Patreon subs in sterling or euros open GDPR legal liability
Patreon subs in sterling or euros open GDPR legal liability even if you’ve got no other EU legal presence
European Privacy and Antitrust Regulators Join Forces on Corporate Data
Companies are bracing for more regulatory scrutiny in 2022 as U.K. and European Union watchdogs in antitrust and data privacy collaborate.
China harvests masses of data on Western targets
Hundreds of projects show that Chinea is gathering data from sites including Twitter and Facebook to track perceived threats.
Google Patent Describes How Its Technology Authorizes Transfer Of Data Without Cookies
Google registered a patent for a web browser-based API that can control authorization of data transmissions and attribute a click withoutusing cookies.
German DPA Guidelines Impose Strict Limitations on Cookies
The German Data Protection Conference (DSK) issued guidance on the Federal Act on the Regulation of Data Protection and Privacy in Telecommunications and Telemedia (‘TTDSG’).