Austrian Post fined €9.5 million for GDPR breaches
he Austrian data protection authority imposed a fine of EUR 9.5 million on Austrian Post.
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Facebook is researching AI systems that see, hear, and remember everything you do
Facebook outlines ambitions for augmented reality glasses.
Cybersecurity Experts Sound Alarm on Apple and E.U. Phone Scanning Plans
More than a dozen prominent cybersecurity experts criticized plans by Apple and the European Union to monitor people’s phones for illicit material.
Amazon Fights Record €746 Million EU Data-Protection Fine
Amazon.com Inc. appealed a record 746 million-euro ($865 million) penalty for allegedly violating the European Union’s tough data-protection rules
WhatsApp to bring in encryption for backup chats after privacy fears
WhatsApp is allowing users to encrypt their backed-up chats, making them unreadable without access to a password or 64-digit encryption key.
Publisher and agency executives scrutinize email-based universal IDs
Email-based universal IDs may improve upon the cookie in some ways, but relying upon the email address can introduce privacy concerns.
Moscow metro launches facial recognition payment system despite privacy concerns
The Moscow metro has launched what authorities say is the first mass-scale deployment of a facial recognition payment system.
Irish privacy watchdog endorses Facebook’s approach to data protection
A draft decision from Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner endorsing Facebook’s legal basis for processing personal data has been met with criticism by a data protection activist who says the platform is trying to bypass EU privacy laws.
Experts concerned about Netherlands working with China in DNA research
Three top Dutch laboratories have been working together with Chinese scientists to develop sensitive DNA techniques for years.
Belgian Government Wants To Add Encryption Backdoors To Its Already-Terrible Data Retention Law
Legislators want a form of encryption that can be stripped away whenever the government wants access to communications. It means backdoor.
French privacy watchdog takes action on government fingerprint database issues
CNIL has decided to call the Ministry of the Interior to order after observing several failures in the proper maintenance of the automated fingerprint file.
Over 1.5 billion Facebook users’ personal data found for sale on hacker forum
Unrelated to other recent problems Facebook has had, this particular batch of data was scraped from profiles, meaning it’s publicly available knowledge. That doesn’t stop it from being dangerous.