Legal Cases and Privacy Rulings Aim to Curtail Facial Biometrics
Decisions in the UK and Australia, and lawsuits in the United States, could force facial-recognition providers to remove data from their machine-learning models.
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German coalition backs ban on facial recognition in public places
Government-in-waiting’s stance on AI may nudge other EU countries in same direction.
73% of airline passengers interested in biometrics replacing passports
The 2021 Global Passenger Survey from the International Air Travel Association (IATA) highlighted how biometric data collection is perceived and used within the air travel industry.
ICO issues ‘reprimands’ in private to large data lawbreakers
Blackbaud was given a private slap on the wrist by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after paying off criminals who stole users’ financial data from the cloud CRM biz’s servers.
US facial recognition firm faces £17m UK fine for ‘serious breaches’
Clearview AI may have gathered data without people’s knowledge, says Information Commissioner’s Office.
WhatsApp privacy policy tweaked in Europe after record fine
WhatsApp is rewriting policies to comply with regulator demands after being issued an enormous fine.
Advocate General Releases Opinion in CJEU Referrals on Data Retention
On November 18, 2021, the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued an opinion on several data retention cases before by the Court, following a long line of CJEU jurisprudence on this topic.
Apple sues NSO Group to curb the abuse of state-sponsored spyware
Apple filed a lawsuit against NSO Group to hold it accountable for abusive surveillance and the targeting of a small number of Apple users.
Italy’s antitrust regulator fines Google, Apple over data use
Italy’s antitrust regulator has fined Alphabet’s Google and iPhone maker Apple 10 million euros ($11.2 million) each for “aggressive practices” linked to the commercial use of user data.
“Black box” Amazon: algorithm discriminates customers
Another complaint against Amazon Europe: a customer made an access request to find out why he was denied certain payment options; he did not receive a reply.
DuckDuckGo Wants to Stop Apps From Tracking You on Android
The privacy-focused tech company’s latest update promises to block invasive data collection across your whole phone.
Schrems accuses Irish DPC of trying to block publication of Facebook documents
Austrian lawyer Max Schrems has filed a complaint after the Irish data protection commissioner put his privacy organisation under pressure to sign a non-disclosure agreement.